Epigraphic Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean in Antiquity

Krzysztof Nawotka (Uniwersytet Wroclawski, Poland)

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Routledge
25 September 2023

Classical history & classical civilisation; Egyptian archaeology & Egyptology

Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies

This book investigates the epigraphic habit of the Eastern Mediterranean in antiquity, from the inception of alphabetic writing to the seventh c. CE, aiming to identify whether there was one universal epigraphic culture in this area or a number of discrete epigraphic cultures.

Chapters examine epigraphic culture(s) through quantitative analysis of 32,062 inscriptions sampled from ten areas in the Eastern Mediterranean, from the Black Sea coast to Greece, western to central Asia Minor, Phoenicia to Egypt. They show that the shapes of the epigraphic curves are due to different factors occurring in different geographical areas and in various epochs, including the pre-Greek epigraphic habit, the moment of urbanization and Hellenization, and the organized Roman presence. Two epigraphic maxima are identified in the Eastern Mediterranean: in the third c. BCE and in the second c. CE. This book differs from previous studies of ancient epigraphic culture by taking into account all categories of inscriptions, not just epitaphs, and in investigating a much broader area over the broadly defined classical antiquity.

This volume is a valuable resource for anyone working on ancient epigraphy, history or the cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean.

Edited by: Krzysztof Nawotka (Uniwersytet Wroclawski Poland)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367535407
ISBN 10: 0367535408
Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 25 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Krzysztof Nawotka is an ancient historian, Greek epigrapher and classicist educated in Wrocław, Poland; Oxford, UK; and Columbus, USA; Ph.D. (1991), The Ohio State University. He is currently Professor of Ancient History at the University of Wrocław, Poland, and previously held positions as Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool, Visiting Scholar at Brown University and Visiting Professor at Xiamen University. Since 2015 he has been a member of the Academia Europaea. He has published on Greek cities on the coast of the Black Sea, Greek legislation, Miletos, Alexander the Great and the Alexander Romance. His most recent publication is The Alexander Romance by Ps.-Callisthenes: A Historical Commentary (2017). At present he co-ordinates a research project at the University of Wrocław entitled ""Greek City in the Hellenistic and Roman Age and Territorial Powers"", funded by the National Science Centre, Poland."