Journal | Axon
Journal issue | 1 | 1 | 2017
Research Article | Cenotaph of a Proxenos in Corfu

Cenotaph of a Proxenos in Corfu

It is an epigram inscribed on a circular tomb and found in Corfu (Korkyra) in 1843; at present, it is one of the most ancient funerary Greek epigrams. Its text, made of six hexameters, memorialises Menecrates, son of Tlasia of Oeantheia in the Ozolian Locris, who died far away from his homeland. The inscription employs an archaic alphabet that is typical of Corinth.


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Submitted: Aug. 27, 2016 | Accepted: Sept. 14, 2016 | Published: June 30, 2017 | Language: it

Keywords Esametri Lingua lette Eantea Losanga Dorico Locride Ozolia Demos Dialetto Corfù Menecrate Corcira Corinto Interpunzione Proxenos Epigramma Cenotafio Epsilon Corinzio


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