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Journal | Axon
Monographic journal issue | 3 | 2 | 2019
Research Article | Economic Aspects of a New 5th Century BC Arcade Sacrificial Calendar

Economic Aspects of a New 5th Century BC Arcade Sacrificial Calendar

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.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: July 18, 2019 | Accepted: Aug. 24, 2019 | Published Dec. 23, 2019 | Language: it

Keywords Sacrificial calendarProto-monetaryArkadiaSpitsEconomicsCoinage


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