This paper comparatively examines the Res Gestae of Augustus(r.27 BC–AD 14)and the stelae inscriptions of Qin Shi Huangdi(r.221–210 BC),the first emperors of Rome and China respectively.It shows how the two emperors...
The museums of southeast Turkey(Upper Mesopotamia:see Fig.1)contain a wide range of Roman-era funerary monuments with Greek inscriptions,the most common type of which is the stele.They come in many varieties:some are ...
1. Introduction In the inscriptions of E-ana-tum, ruler of Lagas, listing his victories over various cities, there is a four-line long passage that describes E-ana-tum’s defeat over the city called Arawa:2 (1)su-nir ...
The history of Classical scholarship can sometimes provide revealing insights into more general intellectual trends. Dilletan(?)ism, which was not then an offence, was in fashion in Britain in the nineteenth century, ...