The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: The Inscriptions: 18.6 (Corinth) - Hardcover

Stroud, Ronald S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0876611862 ISBN 13: 9780876611869

Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2013

Synopsis

Excavations conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens in the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore on Acrocorinth, 1961–1975, produced more than 170 inscribed objects of stone, bronze, bone, lead weights, pottery (graffiti and dipinti), clay pinakes, magical lead tablets, and in a mosaic. In this new Corinth volume, Ron Stroud presents all of these inscriptions, and he relates them to an overall interpretation of the activities, secular and religious, attested in this shrine during its long period of use from the 7th century B.C. until the end of the 4th century A.D. Where possible, Stroud also draws out their implications for and contribution to the history of ancient Corinth, the worship of the goddesses Demeter and Kore, and the practice of magic―especially in the Roman period. This is the final publication of the inscribed objects from the sanctuary, excluding loomweights and stamped amphora handles, which will be included in a later publication.

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About the Author

Ronald S. Stroud is the Klio Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Classical Languages and Literature at the University of California, Berkeley.

Edition details

• Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0876611862
• ISBN 13: 9780876611869
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208