Inscriptions from the Athenian Agora

Many types of written records are found in the Agora, and this booklet presents a sample of the more than 10,000 inventoried inscriptions written on stone. The texts illustrated include diplomatic agreements, commemorative plaques for athletic victories, records of court judgements, boundary stones identifying different buildings, and fragmentary inscriptions featuring names (over 30,000 individual Athenians are now recorded).

Summary

Many types of written records are found in the Agora, and this booklet presents a sample of the more than 10,000 inventoried inscriptions written on stone. The texts illustrated include diplomatic agreements, commemorative plaques for athletic victories, records of court judgement and boundary stones identifying different buildings.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin D Meritt, Benjamin D. Meritt
• Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.1966
• EAN: 9780876616109
• ISBN: 978-0-87661-610-9
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 214 mm x 137 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 64 g
• Illustrations: b/w figs.
• Series: Agora Picture Books; Agora Picture Book; Agora Picture Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity