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dc.identifier	ECF_article_9833
dc.title	Epigram in Memory of the Athenians Fallen in the Battle of Potidaea
dc.contributor.author	Divincenzo Mariagrazia
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	it
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/axon/2022/2/epigramma-in-memoria-dei-caduti-ateniesi-nella-bat/
dc.description.abstract	The stele belongs to a funerary monument placed on the Demosion Sema, the road outside the city of Athens that linked the Dipylon to the Academia. The inscription is made of epigrams and was part of a funerary monument erected in honour of soldiers fallen in the battle of Potidaea. Discovered in 1810 in the Kerameikos area, the stele is important to better understand the memory of the war dead, the structure of funerary monuments, and the perception of honour given to soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country.
dc.relation.ispartof	Axon
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 6 \| Issue 2 \| December 2022
dc.issued	2022-12-12
dc.dateAccepted	2022-10-26
dc.dateSubmitted	2022-07-08
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2532-6848
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/Axon/2532-6848/2022/02/001
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Athens
dc.subject	Battle of Potidaea
dc.subject	Commemoration of war dead
dc.subject	Epigram
dc.subject	Funerary monument
dc.subject	Kerameikos
dc.subject	Memory
dc.subject	Peloponnesian War

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Epigram in Memory of the Athenians Fallen in the Battle of Potidaea

Mariagrazia Divincenzo Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Italia

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abstract

The stele belongs to a funerary monument placed on the Demosion Sema, the road outside the city of Athens that linked the Dipylon to the Academia. The inscription is made of epigrams and was part of a funerary monument erected in honour of soldiers fallen in the battle of Potidaea. Discovered in 1810 in the Kerameikos area, the stele is important to better understand the memory of the war dead, the structure of funerary monuments, and the perception of honour given to soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country.

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Dec. 12, 2022

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Oct. 26, 2022

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July 8, 2022

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Keywords: Memory • Kerameikos • Funerary monument • Battle of Potidaea • Commemoration of war dead • Athens • Peloponnesian War • Epigram

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