Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (ISAW Monographs #1)

Synopsis

An in-depth archaeological report featuring graffiti found during a recent excavation at the Ancient Greek city of Smyrna. The graffiti published in this richly-illustrated volume were discovered during an excavation of the Roman basilica in the Ancient Greek city of Smyrna, known today as Izmir, which is situated on the Aegean coast of modern Turkey. The project, which began in 2003, has unearthed a multitude of graffiti and drawings encompassing a wide range of subjects and interests, including local politics, nautical vessels, sex, and wordplay. Each graffito artifact holds the potential for vast historical and cultural data, rescued in this volume from the passage of time and razing ambitions of urban development. Given the city's history, the potential wealth of knowledge to be gleamed from these discoveries is substantial: Smyrna has an uninterrupted history of settlement since the Neolithic-Copper ages, and remains today a major city and Mediterranean seaport at the crossroads of key trade routes. The present volume provides comprehensive editions of the texts, descriptions of the drawings, and an extensive introduction to the subjects of the graffiti, how they were produced, and who was responsible for them. A complete set of color photographs is included.

Copyright:

2016

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781479870738

Related ISBNs:

9781479864645

Publisher:

NYU Press

Date of Addition:

07/09/22

Copyrighted By:

Cumhur Tanriver, Roger S. Bagnall, Roberta Casagrande-Kim, Akin Ersoy, Burak Yolaçan

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Roger S. Bagnall

Edited by:

Roberta Casagrande-Kim

Edited by:

Akin Ersoy

Edited by:

Cumhur Tanriver