literary analysis of Hellenistic epigrams
The Julianus gravestone’s easily understood symbols and its appended epitaph suggest mass-produced Christian gravestones in early Christian Athens. … Read the post Julianus gravestone suggests ancient, mass-produced Christian gravestones
The Asclepiodote, Euphemia, and Athenodora stones from early Christian Athens show a obscure mixture of Christianity and pre-Christian Greek religion. … Read the post Asclepiodote and Euphemia stones from Athens: obscure Christianity
While regarded as an epitaph, the late-Roman Athenodora stone from Athens makes best sense as a dedication for an early Christian church. … Read the post Athenodora Christian stone from Athen’s Panathenaic Stadium
Among other such Hellenistic epigrams, an epigram about Archeanassa of Colophon celebrates the sexual attractiveness of old women. It’s probably mythic. … Read the post Hellenistic epigrams sing sexual allure of old women
A verbal coronis for a poorly copied, reused papyrus roll is a highly literary epigram that probably decorated a Hellenistic-era elite literary parchment. … Read the post visual poetry: a Hellenistic "coronis" epigram