Sökning: "Greek epigraphy"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 avhandlingar innehållade orden Greek epigraphy.
1. A study of dedications to Aphrodite from Greek magistrates
Sammanfattning : Through the identification of a series of inscriptions, mainly datable to the Hellenistic era, a link between Aphrodite and the civic life and administration of the Greek poleis has come to light. The inscriptions in question are dedications to Aphrodite through which magistrates of various cities and varying status express their devotion to the goddess. LÄS MER
2. Roman Female Cognomina : Studies in the Nomenclature of Roman Women
Sammanfattning : This study investigates the cognomina of Roman women. The cognomen was the latest component of the Roman onomastic system and in the course of the early first century CE it came to be the most important individual name of Roman citizens. LÄS MER
3. Herodes Atticus Reflected in Occasional Poetry of Antonine Athens
Sammanfattning : The occasional poetry of the Antonine period relating to the wealthy sophist and important second century AD political personality in Athens, Herodes Atticus, is studied. Some of the functions of poetry are illustrated, as it is used by one of the leading personalities of the Second Sophistic. LÄS MER
4. Hellenistic Democracies : Freedom, Independence and Political Procedure in Some East Greek City-States
Sammanfattning : Freedom from external control is one prerequisite for democracy. In the hellenistic period the Greek city-states are thought to have lost their independence due to the establishment of the hellenistic hegemonies, and thereby also lost their possibilities of democratic government and of pursuing a foreign policy of their own. LÄS MER
5. Lauro, myrto et buxo frequentata. A study of the Roman garden through its plants
Sammanfattning : The plants in the ancient Roman garden were chosen with deliberation. These choices were ruled by the meaning and associations the plants conveyed to the garden visitors. LÄS MER
