The Word Is Not Enough

A New Approach to Assessing Monumental Inscriptions. A Case Study from Roman Ephesos

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4539166
AutoresAbigail S Graham, Abigail Graham (0000-0001-9710-2035, University of Warwick, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume117
Fascículo3
Páginas383-412
Data de publicação2013-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0002-9114 • E-ISSN: 1939-828X
EditoraUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.3764/aja.117.3.0383
OpenAlexW1679579316
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas20

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

Archaeology · Art · Linguistics · Literature · Word (group theory) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Philosophy