The EAGLE Storytelling Application is a web-based tool designed to allow users to create multimedia narratives on epigraphic content and share them on the web.

You can browse, search and read the stories from the Access Page.

There, you will find a list of all the stories that our authors have published. The list is split across many pages, and only the most recent are displayed in the Access Page. Scroll to the bottom of the page to navigate to the other pages.

When you find a story you like, click on the title to access the full content. Here are some ideas for you: would you like to know how the rich patrons celebrated the victories of their sponsored performer in Ancient Athens? Or would you like to assist to a playful discussion between an inn-keepr and a patron in Isernia?

If you want to learn how to find the story that is right for you, read on! If you want to become an author, you will find all the information right here.

Search and filter the stories

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The search and filter menus provide you with useful shortcuts to identify the stories that interest you the most.

Use the text field in the right-hand column to search for some text in the stories. Try, e.g., to retrieve all the stories that include the word “Roman” in the title or text!

You can also use the Filter widget (on the right-hand column) to restrict the list to stories that satisfy one or more criteria. Click on one of the keyword in the keyword word-cloud, or select an author from the author list to set the filter(s). Once you’re ready, click on the Search button to visualize the stories that match your filtering criteria.

The third filter, Filter by Europeana ID, adds a further capability. Would you like to know how many stories features a specific object from the Europeana digital collection? Simply enter the Europeana ID of the item and trigger the search.

These filters can be activated from within each story. Have you just found a story that you like and would you like to read more from the same author or on the same subject? Click on the author’s name or on the keyword right below the story title. A list of the related stories (using the same keyword or written by the same author will be displayed to you).

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Multimedia content within stories

Once you access the full content of each stories you’ll see that the authors have embedded excerpts and items from popular digital repositories for cultural heritage or the ancient world. In fact, the Storytelling App makes it easier for authors to search and add these objects within the stories. Readers can enjoy this content and use it to explore the world of EAGLE even further!

By default, all the embedded contents (excerpts from Wikipedia pages, interactive maps or objects from the EAGLE collection or Europeana) are displayed in a compact view. By clicking on the buttons, an excerpt can be expanded (downward arrow at the bottom of the item) and visualized in its original web page (the eye icon on the top-right corner). Finally, you can search for all the stories that embed the same item in our EAGLE collection.

Try it yourself! Here is a map of Berlin. When you expand it using the downward arrow, the interactive map will become available for browsing!

Some Errors:
  • no response to http://gazetteer.dainst.org/search.json?q={%22bool%22:{%22must%22:%5B%20{%20%22match%22:%20{%20%22_id%22:%202282601%20}}%5D}}&type=extended!
    #0 /var/www/html/eagle/wp-content/plugins/eagle-storytelling/esa_datasource.class.php(222): esa_datasource\abstract_datasource->_fetch_external_data('http://gazettee...') #1 /var/www/html/eagle/wp-content/plugins/eagle-storytelling/esa_datasource.class.php(207): esa_datasource\abstract_datasource->_generic_api_call('http://gazettee...') #2 /var/www/html/eagle/wp-content/plugins/eagle-storytelling/esa_item.class.php(142): esa_datasource\abstract_datasource->get('2282601') #3 /var/www/html/eagle/wp-content/plugins/eagle-storytelling/esa_item.class.php(63): esa_item->_generator() #4 /var/www/html/eagle/wp-content/plugins/eagle-storytelling/eagle-storytelling.php(703): esa_item->html(true) #5 /var/www/html/eagle/wp-includes/shortcodes.php(434): esa_shortcode(Array, '', 'esa') #6 [internal function]: do_shortcode_tag(Array) #7 /var/www/html/eagle/wp-includes/shortcodes.php(273): preg_replace_callback('/\\[(\\[?)(esa)(?...', 'do_shortcode_ta...', '
    apply_filters('
 

Here is an inscription from the huge EAGLE collection.

hic infans qui hic positus est no/mine Marcianus vixit ann(is) VII dieb(us) / XLIIII hor(is) noctis IIII / extinctum puerum crudeli funere plango / occidit infelix spes artis maxima flave / cuius per occasu(m) perit palestre voluptas / cuius et ipse dolens immitem defleo sortem / Felicio et Ammias filio / innocentissimo
 
Rights Reserved - Free Access via Epigraphic Database Bari

Inscription from Rome, Coem. Domitillae pars superior - ICVR III, 7697


  • Trismegistos-Id: 312901
  • Material: marmor
  • Type: tafel
  • inscriptionType: sepulcralis
  • conservationPlace: Roma, Italy
  • originDating: 0350 AD - 0399 AD
  • findingSpotAncient: Rome
  • debug: No Response from http://epidoc.dainst.org/!
    
    
      
        
        Apache2 Debian Default Page: It works
        
      
      
        
    It works!

    This is the default welcome page used to test the correct operation of the Apache2 server after installation on Debian systems. If you can read this page, it means that the Apache HTTP server installed at this site is working properly. You should replace this file (located at /var/www/html/index.html) before continuing to operate your HTTP server.

    If you are a normal user of this web site and don't know what this page is about, this probably means that the site is currently unavailable due to maintenance. If the problem persists, please contact the site's administrator.

    Configuration Overview

    Debian's Apache2 default configuration is different from the upstream default configuration, and split into several files optimized for interaction with Debian tools. The configuration system is fully documented in /usr/share/doc/apache2/README.Debian.gz. Refer to this for the full documentation. Documentation for the web server itself can be found by accessing the manual if the apache2-doc package was installed on this server.

    The configuration layout for an Apache2 web server installation on Debian systems is as follows:

    /etc/apache2/
    |-- apache2.conf
    |       `--  ports.conf
    |-- mods-enabled
    |       |-- *.load
    |       `-- *.conf
    |-- conf-enabled
    |       `-- *.conf
    |-- sites-enabled
    |       `-- *.conf
              
    • apache2.conf is the main configuration file. It puts the pieces together by including all remaining configuration files when starting up the web server.
    • ports.conf is always included from the main configuration file. It is used to determine the listening ports for incoming connections, and this file can be customized anytime.
    • Configuration files in the mods-enabled/, conf-enabled/ and sites-enabled/ directories contain particular configuration snippets which manage modules, global configuration fragments, or virtual host configurations, respectively.
    • They are activated by symlinking available configuration files from their respective *-available/ counterparts. These should be managed by using our helpers a2enmod, a2dismod, a2ensite, a2dissite, and a2enconf, a2disconf . See their respective man pages for detailed information.
    • The binary is called apache2. Due to the use of environment variables, in the default configuration, apache2 needs to be started/stopped with /etc/init.d/apache2 or apache2ctl. Calling /usr/bin/apache2 directly will not work with the default configuration.
    Document Roots

    By default, Debian does not allow access through the web browser to any file apart of those located in /var/www, public_html directories (when enabled) and /usr/share (for web applications). If your site is using a web document root located elsewhere (such as in /srv) you may need to whitelist your document root directory in /etc/apache2/apache2.conf.

    The default Debian document root is /var/www/html. You can make your own virtual hosts under /var/www. This is different to previous releases which provides better security out of the box.

    Reporting Problems

    Please use the reportbug tool to report bugs in the Apache2 package with Debian. However, check existing bug reports before reporting a new bug.

    Please report bugs specific to modules (such as PHP and others) to respective packages, not to the web server itself.

  • entityType: visual
  • Repository: Epigraphic Dabatase Bari
 

And finally, here is a Wikipedia page: the first paragraph of the embedded voice from the free encyclopedia is reported. Of course, by clicking on the eye you can continue reading the page in its original context.

Some Errors:
  • no response to https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&prop=extracts|pageimages|info&format=json&inprop=url&exintro=&exsectionformat=plain&piprop=thumbnail|name|original&pithumbsize=150&redirects=&titles=Epigraphy!
    #0 /var/www/html/eagle/wp-content/plugins/eagle-storytelling/esa_datasource.class.php(222): esa_datasource\abstract_datasource->_fetch_external_data('https://en.wiki...') #1 /var/www/html/eagle/wp-content/plugins/eagle-storytelling/esa_datasource.class.php(207): esa_datasource\abstract_datasource->_generic_api_call('https://en.wiki...') #2 /var/www/html/eagle/wp-content/plugins/eagle-storytelling/esa_item.class.php(142): esa_datasource\abstract_datasource->get('Epigraphy@en') #3 /var/www/html/eagle/wp-content/plugins/eagle-storytelling/esa_item.class.php(63): esa_item->_generator() #4 /var/www/html/eagle/wp-content/plugins/eagle-storytelling/eagle-storytelling.php(703): esa_item->html(true) #5 /var/www/html/eagle/wp-includes/shortcodes.php(434): esa_shortcode(Array, '', 'esa') #6 [internal function]: do_shortcode_tag(Array) #7 /var/www/html/eagle/wp-includes/shortcodes.php(273): preg_replace_callback('/\\[(\\[?)(esa)(?...', 'do_shortcode_ta...', '
    apply_filters('
 

And there’s more!

Our app is still in progress! More content will become available for authors and new features will be offered to enrich our stories.

Keep an eye on our latest developments. A reader of EpiDoc-compliant digital inscriptions is our newest experiment.

So, would you like to become one of our authors? Read here to discover how to compose your stories!