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From nothing to more than something: expanding epigraphic horizons – the case of Mineo
Modern Mineo, ancient Menai (Menae / Menainon / Menaenum) is a small town on the edge of the Catania plain, not far from the ancient sanctuary site of Palike where the Sikel leader Ducetius briefly established a settlement in the fifth century BC. The ancient city never made it into either Inscriptiones Graecae or the…
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Epigraphy and public convenience(s)…
Going to the loo on an ancient site can be an interesting experience – for all sorts of reasons. At the monumental Hellenistic fortress of Euryalus on the limestone heights of Epipolai above Syracuse (handy page on the site), the short path from the ticket office to the toilets takes you past something rather special …
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Identifying inscriptions
How do you know if it’s already been published? (and why I.Sicily will help). One of the biggest challenges for the I.Sicily project is making sure that inscriptions are not recorded more than once and, even more fundamentally, working out if an inscription has already been published. This might sound obvious, but it’s not simple:…
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