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By far the largest single source of new information about the
ancient Greek and Roman world is provided by the flow of newly
discovered inscriptions, which presents both a challenge and an
opportunity. In order to interpret any inscription we need to be
able to apply the knowledge that we already have. On the other
hand, inscriptions present the opportunity to gain new knowledge
about virtually every aspect of the mix of cultures and societies
which we call Graeco-Roman antiquity. This book therefore
emphasises the importance of the two-way connections and
contributions which link epigraphic studies with the historical
sciences as a whole. Epigraphic information is helping to reshape
and extend our knowledge of the religious life, the languages, the
populations, the governmental systems, and the economies of the
Graeco-Roman world. New techniques and technologies are helping to
make epigraphically based information more accessible, whether in
terms of public display or in terms of the ever-widening
possibilities of information technology. The act of looking at the
Graeco-Roman world through the window provided by the epigraphic
record offers a distinctive gaze of unique and exceptional value.
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