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Aspetti economici di un nuovo calendario sacrificale arcade del V secolo a.C.

Emilio Rosamilia    Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa    

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abstract

In 2015, a new 22-line-long fifth-century-BC Arkadian inscription was published for the first time. While prior editors thought that the document dealt with rites pertaining to a single festival, a new interpretation of the text as a sacrificial calendar covering a few months is here envisaged. In addition, closer examination of the inscription’s economic aspects calls for a lower dating. Although spits recur twice, local silver coinage is likely mentioned in line 22. Therefore, the text cannot be earlier than the mid-fifth century BC. Lastly, an educated guess is made about the nature of the “one-hundred” mentioned in line 10.

Pubblicato
23 Dicembre 2019
Accettato
24 Agosto 2019
Presentato
18 Luglio 2019
Lingua
IT

Keywords: Arkadia • Economics • Spits • Coinage • Sacrificial calendar • Proto-monetary

permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/Axon/2532-6848/2019/02/021

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