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Treasure Map

A Guide to the Delian Inventories

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In the fourth century BC, the Athenians introduced to the sacred isle of Delos the habit of making marble inscriptions that noted inventories of goods in religious precincts. These inscriptions are now quite damaged and badly preserved, but they offer a trove of information about religious practice on this most unusual island. Richard Hamilton has tackled the difficult task of examining and analyzing these inscriptions and provides a wealth of information about the inventories and the island of Delos. Hamilton offers detailed insight into the workings of one of the most important Greek sanctuaries, bringing together information that is otherwise widely scattered in a number of modern and ancient languages. He offers English translations of the inventories and presents extensive notes on objects recorded, on how the inventories were listed and weighed, and on aspects of Delian life and politics. <i>Treasure Map</i> is a major resource for scholars and students of Greek religion and history, epigraphy, ancient economics, and politics.

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Treasure Map, Richard L. Hamilton

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Titolo
Treasure Map
Sottotitolo
A Guide to the Delian Inventories
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2015
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
494
ISBN10
0472036289
ISBN13
9780472036288
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Descrizione
In the fourth century BC, the Athenians introduced to the sacred isle of Delos the habit of making marble inscriptions that noted inventories of goods in religious precincts. These inscriptions are now quite damaged and badly preserved, but they offer a trove of information about religious practice on this most unusual island. Richard Hamilton has tackled the difficult task of examining and analyzing these inscriptions and provides a wealth of information about the inventories and the island of Delos. Hamilton offers detailed insight into the workings of one of the most important Greek sanctuaries, bringing together information that is otherwise widely scattered in a number of modern and ancient languages. He offers English translations of the inventories and presents extensive notes on objects recorded, on how the inventories were listed and weighed, and on aspects of Delian life and politics. <i>Treasure Map</i> is a major resource for scholars and students of Greek religion and history, epigraphy, ancient economics, and politics.