9 Painted and Charcoal Inscriptions from the Territory of Cyrene: Evidence from the Underworld

Cinalli, Angela

doi:10.1163/9789004307124_010

Inscriptions in the Private Sphere in the Greco-Roman World 2016

DOI: 10.1163/9789004307124_010

|View full text |Cite

9 Painted and Charcoal Inscriptions from the Territory of Cyrene: Evidence from the Underworld

Angela Cinalli¹

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2018

Publication Types

Select...

Article1

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent1

Authors

Journals

Cited by 1 publication

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

A ‘living’ necropolis: change and reuse in the cemeteries of Cyrene

Cherstich¹,

Menozzi

Antonelli

et al. 2018

Libyan Stud

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The four cemeteries of Cyrene were a living archaeological landscape whose life continued far beyond antiquity. The habit of using monumental tombs was a long-lasting one in Cyrene, starting in the Archaic period and continuing until Roman times. The concept of ‘reuse’ is in itself a problematic one since, from a semantic point of view, it implies the presence of a clear-cut division between an original ‘phase of use’ and of a later ‘phase of reuse’. This approach could have sense when a clear hiatus is present, for example when speaking of modern reuse of ancient Greek tombs. However, the main problem is the use of the term ‘reuse’ when describing two ancient phases, such as a Hellenistic phase and a Roman phase of the same tomb, implying a clear hiatus between them even if one often lacks the elements for identifying the existence of such a hiatus. In particular, the Southern and Northern Necropolises have been analysed here to investigate this subject, basing the hypotheses on data coming from field research and previous studies. However, the topic of reuse for the tombs of Cyrene would need far more space than this paper, so this work should be considered an introduction to a matter that needs a far deeper and a far wider analysis. Given these limits, an ‘anthological’ approach is here proposed, with a sequence of various subjects connected to the ‘reuse’ topic and some new data coming from recent research (such as the surveys in the Northern and Southern Necropolises and the excavation of Tomb S1 by the Chieti University team, and of a tomb in the Northern Necropolis by a team of colleagues from the local Department of Antiquities).

show abstract

A ‘living’ necropolis: change and reuse in the cemeteries of Cyrene

Cherstich¹,

Menozzi

Antonelli

et al. 2018

Libyan Stud

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

customersupport@researchsolutions.com

10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614

Henderson, NV 89052, USA

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

9 Painted and Charcoal Inscriptions from the Territory of Cyrene: Evidence from the Underworld

Cited by 1 publication

References 0 publications

A ‘living’ necropolis: change and reuse in the cemeteries of Cyrene

A ‘living’ necropolis: change and reuse in the cemeteries of Cyrene

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About