Author Archives: Tom Elliott

About Tom Elliott

Associate Director for Digital Programs and Senior Research Scholar, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University

Inscribed sarcophagus for a dog named Stephanos

Posted on 2007-05-03 by Tom Elliott

Troels Myrup Kristensen has posted a photograph of the sarcophagus, found at Termessos in 1998 and now in the Antalya museum. The verse inscription on it, which he reports to be barely readable to the naked eye, has been published … Continue reading →

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Gortyn Code photos online

Posted on 2007-05-03 by Tom Elliott

Troels Myrup has posted 3 color photos of portions of the Gortyn legal code. Some print publications relevant to the inscription: ICret 4.72 = M. Guarducci, Inscriptiones creticae, opera et consilio Friderici Halbherr collectae, 4 vols., Rome, 1935-1950 (OCLC: 3832343), … Continue reading →

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Epigraphy in Hesperia 76.1

Posted on 2007-04-21 by Tom Elliott

Noted by way of the Blegen Library News blog (but not seen yet) in the latest edition of Hesperia: L. Gawlinski, “The Athenian Calendar of Sacrifices: A New Fragment from the Athenian Agora,” Hesperia 76.1 (Jan-Mar 2007), 37ff., DOI 10.5555/hesp.76.1.37, … Continue reading →

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Epigraphy in BASOR 345 (February 2007)

Posted on 2007-04-18 by Tom Elliott

The latest issue (345: February 2007) of the Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research is devoted to epigraphic matters. The table of contents (pdf) lists the following articles: Ryan Byrne, “The Refuge of Scribalism in Iron I Palestine,” … Continue reading →

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Zu einer Inschrift auf Thasos

Posted on 2007-04-18 by Tom Elliott

Gregg Schwenderer alerts us via What’s New in Papyrology to the following article (not seen by me): Wolfgang Luppe, “Zu einer Inschrift auf Thasos,” Archiv für Papyrusforschung 52.2 (2006), 133-134.

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New Acquisitions: ASCSA/BSA

Posted on 2007-04-17 by Tom Elliott

The Ambrosia Union Catalog of the libraries of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the British School at Athens facilitates searches for recently acquired works of interest. The following list (for March 2007) was assembled (using the … Continue reading →

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Αρχαία graffiti από την Αφροδισιάδα

Posted on 2007-04-17 by Tom Elliott

A lecture, just past, in Athens: Διάλεξη του Καθηγητή κ. Αγγελου Χανιώτη: “Αρχαία graffiti από την Αφροδισιάδα”, Museum of Cycladic Art (Athens), Monday, 16 April 2007, 7-9 p.m. Notice by way of the online events listing of the British School … Continue reading →

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New Acquisitions at Cincinnati

Posted on 2007-04-17 by Tom Elliott

Jacquelene Riley has posted a list of New Acquisitions (March 2007) by the Burnam Classical Library at the University of Cincinnati. As usual, this list contains much of interest. The most obviously epigraphic of the titles are glossed below: Luigi … Continue reading →

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Epigraphy in ArchBulg 10 (2006)

Posted on 2007-04-09 by Tom Elliott

Archaeologia Bulgarica, vol. 10 (2006) has been published. Articles of epigraphic interest (per the online table of contents) include: M. Ivanov and I. Topalilov, “Two New Roman Grave Reliefs from Philippopolis” (10.1) M. Manov, “Die Inschriften auf den Silbergefässen und … Continue reading →

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Romanizing the Berbers

Posted on 2007-04-09 by Tom Elliott

Elizabeth Fentress, “Romanizing the Berbers,” Past & Present 190 (2006), 3-33 (online: subscription required). a brief outline of the social preconditions for the Romanization of North Africa, concentrating on the social and economic realities of Africa in the centuries just … Continue reading →

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Epigrafi, epigrafia, epigrafisti (Panciera)

Posted on 2007-04-03 by Tom Elliott

Noted (thanks to Jeff Becker for the notice): Silvio Panciera, Epigrafi, epigrafia, epigrafisti: scritti vari editi e inediti (1956-2005) con note complementari e indici, 3 vols. (Roma: Quasar), 2006, ISBN: 8871403061 (worldcat record).

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A new law concerning water from Lindos

Posted on 2007-04-03 by Tom Elliott

Vassilia Kontorini will deliver a lecture at the French School in Athens on 22 May (10:00 – 12:00), entitled “L’eau, les dieux et les hommes: à propos d’une loi inédite de Lindos concernant l’eau” as part of the Rencontres épigraphiques … Continue reading →

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