Inscriptions - The Athenian Councillors

Meritt Benjamin D., Traill John S.

ISBN 10: 087661215X / ISBN 13: 9780876612156

Published by The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton, New Jersey, 1974

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xii - 486 pp. 2 plates The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton, New Jersey 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. The Athenian Agora - Results of Excavations conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens - Volume XV. Blue linen covers with gilt spine and front cover lettering. Covers slightly discolored and stained. Some shelving wear. Clean and unmarked inside. Ex. lib. of the Library of the Ghent University: usual labels, stamps and numbers. Otherwise a good copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Inscriptions - The Athenian Councillors
• Publisher: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton, New Jersey
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087661215X
• ISBN 13: 9780876612156
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 1.98 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology
  • Ancient Greece

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Synopsis

This book presents 494 dedications either made by or honoring members of the Athenian administrative assembly (prytaneis) between 408/7 B.C. and A.D. 231/2. The inscriptions are important because they enable scholars to reconstruct a more precise chronological framework for Hellenistic and later Athenian history while also increasing understanding of the political organization of Attica. Listing thousands of names from 700 years of administration, the dedications also provide a rich source for prosopographers.