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A new (controversial) inscribed cup from Alexandria

Posted on 2008-09-17 by Tom Elliott

Wieland Willker, on his Textual Criticism bulletin board, has posted (and continues to update) pictures, comments and queries on an inscribed cup (rude pop-up advert there), allegedly excavated by Franck Goddio’s team from the harbor at Alexandria earlier this summer … Continue reading →

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BES newsletter 19 released (but not online)

Posted on 2008-09-13 by Gabriel Bodard

Paid-up members of the British Epigraphy Society will have last week received a copy of issue #19 of the BES Newsletter, either by email or in print. (I note that the online archive at https://www.csad.ox.ac.uk/BES/Newsletter.htm does not have this issue … Continue reading →

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An epigraphic fragment from the Foro della Statua Eroica at Ostia

Posted on 2008-09-12 by Tom Elliott

Axel Gering and Luke Lavan have just opened up access to the Finds section of their Berlin-Kent Ostia Excavations blog, where they are providing a chronicle of their team’s work-in-progress on “a square porticoed plaza on the main street in … Continue reading →

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Itinerari epigrafici del Friuli Venezia Giulia: BOOK-SALES of 20%

Posted on 2008-09-02 by franciscaferaudi

BOOK-SALES of 20% for members of AIEGL

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Epigraphica Anatolica (EA) Online

Posted on 2008-08-28 by Mat Carbon

The periodical Epigraphica Anatolica is now (partly) online, following the model of ZPE (which is also hosted by the University of Köln’s website). At the moment, only three issues (2003-2005) are available for download but there is a plan to … Continue reading →

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More fragments from the Diogenes inscription at Oionanda?

Posted on 2008-08-25 by Tom Elliott

Via Mondo Archeologia Glaucopide alerts us to a terse news item from ANSA: In Licia iscrizioni II secolo dc (with obscure photo; here via Yahoo). It reports the discovery, by an unnamed “team of archaeologists” in Lycia, of 26 fragments … Continue reading →

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ZPE 165 in press

Posted on 2008-08-19 by Gregg Schwendner

The Complete contents here The following deal with epigraphic subjects: Avner, U. – Roll, I., Tetrarchic Milestones Found Near Yahel in the Southern Aravah 267–286 Bârc, V. – Ciongradi, C. – Timofan, A., Eine neue Erwähnung des kastellum Starva in … Continue reading →

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Forthcoming: Database of Early Dynastic (Egyptian) Inscriptions

Posted on 2008-08-03 by Tom Elliott

Of related interest: By way of Egyptology News, we learn of a forthcoming release from Ilona Regulski and the Institut für Ägyptologie und Koptologie der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster: The current database (which will be accessible to the general public soon) … Continue reading →

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Major addition to PHI online database

Posted on 2008-07-17 by Gil Renburg

I just noticed that on July 10 the PHI database was updated, and thought I’d pass along the good news. It looks like roughly 8000 inscriptions have been added or had their existing entries updated: https://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions/main?url=recent

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Terra Italia Onlus

Posted on 2008-07-10 by Tom Elliott

By way of Silvia Orlandi comes this announcement from Silvio Panciera of a newly-formed Association for the Development and Dissemination of the Study of Roman Italy: TERRA ITALIA ONLUS Associazione per lo sviluppo e la diffusione degli studi sull’Italia Romana … Continue reading →

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Inscriptions mineures: conference, Lausanne, June 19-20, 2008

Posted on 2008-06-12 by Gabriel Bodard

Just seen this announcement for a conference at the University of Lausanne titled “Inscriptions mineures: nouveautés et réflexions”, to be held June 19-20, 2008, as part of the Ductus project: Association internationale pour l’étude des inscriptions mineures. Pour mettre en … Continue reading →

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A New Latin Inscription from Gavignano

Posted on 2008-06-06 by Tom Elliott

Jeff Becker just drew my attention to this announcement on Archeoblog: Il giorno 28 maggio 2008 con una brillante operazione, gli uomini del Comando di Tenenza della Guardia di Finanza di Colleferro, agli ordini del Ten. Giancarlo Urciuoli, hanno recuperato … Continue reading →

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