The next inscription (update) +
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:07 pm
From a large cenotaph in honor of many fallen warriors
To be continued...
Pauline
----UPDATE----- PART 1
In the 80's, in the modern town of Arta, located in western Greece, a cenotaph monument of 12,4m in length and 2,5m high was found in the cemetery of the ancient town. Two parts of its surface were made in order to be bent which was impressive and pioneer for its time. The visible side is inscribed "στοιχηδόν" and "βουστροφηδόν" (a L. Da Vinci kind of writing to humor it) writing styles in archaic alphabet of the ancient city of Amvrakia which is similar to the ancient Korintian alphabet. From the entire epigram five elegiach two-liners are saved:
In the excavator- archaeologist's opinion this is a cenotaph that the ancient city of Amprakia (Amvrakia- colony of Korinth) constructed. The deceased faced along with their allies- the Korinthians, the people of Corfu in a naval battle and ground battle. Their army and ships where anihilated near the river Arahthos next to the delta it creates in the Amvrakikos Bay. The river was navigable by ship. The inscription dates back to late 6th BC.
This of course is not a scientific presentation of the inscription for which there are more than one interpretations from qualified epigraphists.
MORE TO FOLLOW BELOW ON PART 2
To be continued...
Pauline
----UPDATE----- PART 1
In the 80's, in the modern town of Arta, located in western Greece, a cenotaph monument of 12,4m in length and 2,5m high was found in the cemetery of the ancient town. Two parts of its surface were made in order to be bent which was impressive and pioneer for its time. The visible side is inscribed "στοιχηδόν" and "βουστροφηδόν" (a L. Da Vinci kind of writing to humor it) writing styles in archaic alphabet of the ancient city of Amvrakia which is similar to the ancient Korintian alphabet. From the entire epigram five elegiach two-liners are saved:
In the excavator- archaeologist's opinion this is a cenotaph that the ancient city of Amprakia (Amvrakia- colony of Korinth) constructed. The deceased faced along with their allies- the Korinthians, the people of Corfu in a naval battle and ground battle. Their army and ships where anihilated near the river Arahthos next to the delta it creates in the Amvrakikos Bay. The river was navigable by ship. The inscription dates back to late 6th BC.
This of course is not a scientific presentation of the inscription for which there are more than one interpretations from qualified epigraphists.
MORE TO FOLLOW BELOW ON PART 2