ABSTRACT

Epigraphic Evidence is an accessible guide to the responsible use of Greek and Latin inscriptions as sources for ancient history. It introduces the types of historical information supplied by inscriptional texts and the methods with which they can be used. It outlines the limitations as well as the advantages of the different types of evidence covered. Epigraphic Evidence includes a general introduction, a guide to the arrangement of the standard corpora inscriptions and individual chapters on local languages and native cultures, epitaphs and the ancient economy amongst others.

chapter 1|56 pages

Epigraphy and the ancient historian

chapter 3|22 pages

Names and identities

Onomastics and prosopography

chapter 4|23 pages

The family and society

chapter 5|19 pages

Civic and religious life