Sardis : Greek and Latin inscriptions, part II : finds from 1958 to 2017 / by Georg Petzl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petzl, Georg, author.

Series:

Monograph (Archaeological Exploration of Sardis (Program)) ; 14.

Archaeological exploration of Sardis ; monograph 14

Language:

English

Turkish

Subjects (All):

Inscriptions, Greek--Turkey.

Inscriptions, Greek.

Inscriptions, Latin.

Turkey.

Inscriptions, Latin--Turkey.

Inscriptions, Greek--Turkey--Sardis (Extinct city).

Turkey--Sardis (Extinct city).

Inscriptions, Latin--Turkey--Sardis (Extinct city).

Excavations (Archaeology)--Turkey--Sardis (Extinct city).

Excavations (Archaeology).

Sardis (Extinct city).

Turkey--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

xxix, 325 pages ; 9 pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 28 cm.

Other Title:

Greek and Latin inscriptions, part II

Finds from 1958 to 2017

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2019.

Language Note:

English with Turkish summary.

Summary:

"Ancient Sardis, the capital of Lydia, was of outstanding importance: in the Lydian period it held the residence of the kings and subsequently, under Persian rule, the satraps. Throughout antiquity it remained an administrative center. Travellers of modern times and archaeological excavations have revealed, from the site of the city and its surroundings, inscriptions written mostly in Greek, some in Latin. Their texts deal with all kinds of subjects: decrees, public honors, civil and sacred laws, letters, epitaphs, etc. In the corpus 'Sardis VII 1' (1932) W.H. Buckler and D.M. Robinson published all inscriptions (228 items) known up to 1922, after which year excavation at Sardis came to a halt because of the Greek-Turkish war. Since excavation resumed in 1958, a portion of the Greek and Latin inscriptions has been published in various, widely scattered places; another portion, containing important texts discovered during the last ten years, was up to now unpublished. The aim of this monograph is to present in a comprehensive corpus the entire epigraphic harvest (485 items) made in Sardis and its territory since 1958. Each inscription is accompanied by a description of the monument, bibliography, translation, and commentary; indices, concordances, photographs, and maps complement the collection"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780674987265

0674987268

OCLC:

1051776544