Greek Inscriptions: Ancient Scripts

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Peter Liddel  An accessible introduction to Greek inscriptions that reveals their importance to ancient Greek culture. Ancient Greek inscriptions are crucially important in understanding the cultures of Greece and the Mediterranean in antiquity. They provide glimpses of the behavior of the people of the time, including clues about their mindsets and aspirations. These public records combine word and image in a multitude of ways and are rich in the insights they offer. The inscriptions examined in this volume…