Grumentum : the epigraphical landscape of a Roman town in Lucania / Christian Laes, Alfredo Buonopane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laes, Christian, author.

Buonopane, Alfredo, author.

Series:

Biblioteca del "Giornale italiano di filologia" (Rome, Italy) ; 22.

Giornale Italiano di Filologia. Bibliotheca ; 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inscriptions, Latin--Italy--Grumento Nova.

Inscriptions, Latin.

Grumento Nova (Italy)--Antiquities, Roman.

Grumento Nova (Italy).

Inscriptions, Latin--Italy--Basilicata.

Italy--Basilicata.

Italy.

Physical Description:

248 pages: illustrations, plans ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Epigraphical landscape of a Roman town in Lucania

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols Publishers, [2020]

Summary:

About 130 Latin inscriptions shine a fascinating light on the medium-sized Roman town of Grumentum in ancient Lucania. Most of these stones have hardly been studied since the end of the 19th century. They now for the first time appear in a scholarly edition with revised Latin text, illustration, apparatus criticus, translation and extensive commentary. Both the introduction and the edition illustrate the richness of the material: archaeology, politics, institutions, the Roman army, economy, religion, family and life course, and Christianity are dealt with. The use learned scholars made of the inscriptions opens a window to Italian intellectual history from the Renaissance on. Written and presented in an accessible way, this volume avoids the pitfalls of highly technical epigraphical editions, and opens the field to archaeologists, (ancient) historians and a more general audience with an interest for Roman sites in general, and this hidden gem in Basilicata in particular.00Christian Laes is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester - Alfredo Buonopane is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Verona.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The history of epigraphy in Grumentum

1.1. Scholars, forgers and priests from the Renaissance to Mommsen and later

1.2. Excavations and systematic archaeological research

2. Grumentum in Antiquity: an historical overview

3. Political institutions

3.1. Theaediles

3.2. The praetores duo viri

3.3. The quaestores

3.4. The decuriones

3.5. The magistri Mercuriales Augustales and the August ales Mercuriales

3.6. The Herculanei Augustales / Augustales Herculanei

4. Military men and the army

5. Economic activities and professions

6. Religion

7. Family and life course

8. The role of Christianity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9782503589992

2503589995

OCLC:

1196242001