Greek Historical Inscriptions, 404-323 BC

Download or read book Greek Historical Inscriptions, 404-323 BC written by P. J. Rhodes and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2004-01-09 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a successor to the second volume of M. N. Tod's Selection of Greek Historical Inscriptions (OUP, 1948). It provides an up-to-date selection - with introduction, Greek texts, English translations, and commentaries which cater for the needs of today's students - of inscriptions which are important for the study of Greek history in the fourth century BC. The texts chosen illuminate not only the mainstream of Greek political and military history, but also institutional, social, economic, and religious life. To emphasize the importance of inscriptions as physical objects, a number of photographs have been included.