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Ardabur Aspar

CC by on May 4, 2015

A tall base of fine limestone is now in the museum of Stara Zagora, the ancient Ulpia Augusta Traiana. When[...]

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Verb ellipsis in Greek inscriptions: a research project?

CC by on Mar 3, 2015

In this “story” I would like to discuss a research idea that came to me while I was attending the[...]

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The Votive Monument of Atarbos

CC by on Mar 2, 2015
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One of the most fascinating and celebrated inscribed monument in Arachne is the base of a votive offering from the Acropolis of Athens which was dedicated by Atarbos to celebrate two victories in the dance concourses of Athens. Both monument and inscription tell a great story about the society of ancient Athens

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Funerary Inscriptions in the current EAGLE collection

CC by on Jan 29, 2015

To get a synoptic view of all the inscriptions with funerary destination that are currently available in the EAGLE collection we will use the Type of Inscription field of the Advanced Search. This field actually triggers a menu where the preferred labels in the EAGLE controlled vocabulary are reported; the user has only to pick the desired value in order to perform the query.

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A case of cow disease in 175 BCE

CC by on Jan 27, 2015
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A dedication to the lesser-known god Verminus, from the collection of the Museo Nuovo Capitolino.