Oὐδεὶς ἀθάνατος: Seven Funerary Steles from Antioch on the Orontes in the Archaeological Museum of Adana (Southern Turkey)
Oὐδεὶς ἀθάνατος: Seven Funerary Steles from Antioch on the Orontes in the Archaeological Museum of Adana (Southern Turkey)
Author(s): Ergün Lafli, Hadrien BruSubject(s): History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Ancient World
Published by: Muzeul de Istorie Națională și Arheologie Constanța
Keywords: Antioch on the Orontes; funerary steles; archaeology; sculpture; marble; epigraphy; epitaphs; onomastics; Northern Syria; Near East; social and cultural history; Hellenistic period;
Summary/Abstract: Seven unpublished funerary steles from Antioch on the Orontes (Northern Syria) inscribed in Greek between the 1st cent. BC and the 3rd cent. AD are presented and commented, with attention paid to their style, to their typology, and to onomastics. These seven examples from Adana increase the Antiochean funerary steles known to date. They offer an insight on the social, cultural, economic, and artistic background of this major Graeco-Roman city of the Near East.
Journal: Pontica
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 56 Supp X
- Page Range: 453-468
- Page Count: 166
- Language: English
