Epigraphy of the Greek and/or Roman World

Inscriptions touch on and reflect almost every aspect of life in the ancient world; they provide a constant flow of fresh evidence that illuminates and renews our picture of the ancient world. The course focuses on the inscribed text, mainly on stone and bronze, as monument, physical object and medium of information, and it explores the evidence of particular inscriptions, or groups of inscriptions, for the political, social, and economic history of communities in the ancient world. Candidates may show knowledge of either Archaic- Classical Greek, or Hellenistic inscriptions, or Republican Roman or Imperial Roman inscriptions. They will be expected to show knowledge of epigraphic texts in Greek and/or in Latin (though all texts will be accompanied by translations).
Sources:
M. M. Austin, The Hellenistic World R. Bagnall and P. Derow, The Hellenistic Period D. Braund, Augustus to Nero, a sourcebook on Roman History M. H. Crawford, Roman Statutes I-II V. Ehrenberg and A. H. M. Jones, Documents Illustrating the Reigns of Augustus and Tiberius (2nd edn. Reprint) B. Levick, The Government of the Roman Empire M. McCrum and A. G. Woodhead, Documents of the Principates of the Flavian Emperors R. Meiggs and D. M. Lewis, Greek Historical Inscriptions R. Osborne and P. J. Rhodes, Greek Historical Inscriptions 404-323 BC R. Sherk, Roman Documents from the Greek East R. Sherk and E. Badian (series editors), Translated Documents of Greece and Rome, Vols. 1-6 J.-A. Shelton, As the Romans Did. A Sourcebook in Roman Social History (2nd edn.) E. M. Smallwood, Documents Illustrating the Principates of Gaius, Claudius, and Nero; Documents Illustrating the Principates of Nerva, Trajan, and Hadrian (Convenor: C. Crowther, CSAD)