Corinth Publication: Lolos, Hesperia 71:2, 2002 Collection: | | Corinth | Name: | | Lolos, Hesperia 71:2, 2002 | Title: | | A Public Column Drum from a Corinthian Quarry | Author: | | Lolos, Yannis A. | Series Title: | | Hesperia | Volume: | | 71:2 | Month: | | April | Date: | | 2002 | Abstract: | | This study presents a two-letter inscription, ΔA, an abbreviation of the Greek word meaning “public,” carved on the lifting boss of a drum abandoned in a Corinthian quarry. The inscription constitutes the first epigraphical evidence for public ownership of Corinthian limestone quarries and adds to our understanding of the legal status of quarries in pre-Roman Greece. | Page: | | 201-207 | JSTOR: | | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3182006 | URL: | | http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/publications/hesperia/article/71/2/201-207 | References: | | Image: digital 2014 11157
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