Inscribing flavian rome: epigraphic strategies in martial's epigrams

Auteur :
Tafaro, Alessandra
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198962519
Date de publication :
16 oct. 2025
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This volume offers an investigation of Martial's engagement with Roman epigraphic habits and proposes a new interpretation of early imperial writing culture. It argues that epigrammatic poetry and epigraphic writing are complementary cultural activities, involving thematic and generic interactions and intersecting audiences.