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The word is not enough : a new approach to assessing monumental inscriptions. A case study from Roman Ephesos
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Graham, A. (2013) The word is not enough : a new approach to assessing monumental inscriptions. A case study from Roman Ephesos. American Journal of Archaeology, Volume 117 (Number 3). pp. 383-412. doi:10.3764/aja.117.3.0383 ISSN 0002-9114.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3764/aja.117.3.0383
Abstract
This work defines a clear set of monumental criteria for examining an inscription's monumental appearance, including the appearance of the text (e.g., its arrangement on the monument, the use of decorations, variations in letter size, and, in the case of bilingual inscriptions, the presentation of two different languages) and its relationship to the monumental context (in its architectural setting and the urban context). The criteria are applied in a case study at Ephesos that is divided into two sections. The first section considers a series of three monuments at the Tetragonos Agora that date between ca. 3 B.C.E. and 130 C.E. The second applies the criteria to a broader range of material in a series of projects from two different contexts. The methodology demonstrates how an assessment of epigraphic monumentality can provide complementary information to that provided by the standard format of published inscriptions and how this information is applicable to a broader range of scholars.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Classics and Ancient History | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | American Journal of Archaeology | ||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications, Inc. | ||||
ISSN: | 0002-9114 | ||||
Official Date: | July 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 117 | ||||
Number: | Number 3 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 383-412 | ||||
DOI: | 10.3764/aja.117.3.0383 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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