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Title Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna / edited by Roger S. Bagnall, Roberta Casagrande-Kim, Akin Ersoy, and Cumhur Tanriver, with a contribution by Burak Yolaçan
Published New York : Institute for the Study of the Ancient World and New York University Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource
Series Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
Contents History of excavations in Smyrna -- Description of building and phases -- General characteristics of the graffiti -- The pictorial graffiti -- Dating of the graffiti -- Palaeography -- Language -- Healing of eyes -- Baite -- Christianity -- Pride -- Isopsephisms of desire -- Word-play: word squares and riddles -- The graffiti: descriptions, texts, translations, and notes
Summary An in-depth archaeological reportfeaturing graffiti found during a recent excavation at the Ancient Greek cityof 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. An in-depth archaeological reportfeaturing graffiti found during a recent excavation at the Ancient Greek cityof 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Graffiti -- Turkey -- İzmir
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Turkey -- İzmir
HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
Graffiti
Christianisme -- Turquie -- 4e siecle -- Sources.
Basiliques -- Turquie -- Izmir (Turquie)
Fouilles archeologiques -- Turquie -- Izmir (Turquie)
Graffiti -- Turquie -- Izmir (Turquie)
SUBJECT İzmir (Turkey) -- Antiquities
Subject Turkey -- İzmir
Izmir (Turquie) -- Antiquites.
Form Electronic book
Author Bagnall, Roger S., editor
Casagrande-Kim, Roberta, editor
Ersoy, Akın, editor
Tanrıver, Cumhur, 1964- editor.
ISBN 9781479885886
1479885886