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Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (Hardcover)
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Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (Hardcover)
Series: ISAW Monographs
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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.
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