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Brandt, J. Rasmus

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“…Both themes are well represented in the data from Cyrene, particularly the horse themes. Comparing the data provided by Brandt (2012, 170. Table 5.4), the theme of horses is represented on 23 vases out of 420 at Athens (5%), 20 out of 63 at Samos (32%) and 25 out of 60 vases at Cyrene (42%).…”

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“…It is important to mention that the horse is among the most common representations on different cultural materials in Cyrenaica from the Classical era or before. Brandt (2012, 169, 170) examined seven visual themes represented on pottery discovered in three different sanctuaries in Athens, Samos and Cyrene, dated to the period between the seventh and fifth centuries BC 13 . His investigation focused on Attic black-figure ware.…”

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“…This also demonstrates that horses were important in Cyrenaican society and may have been associated with luxury. Brandt (2012, 170) states that the high distribution of Heracles themes is linked to varied occasions including those related to cult. Perhaps the Heracles cult at Cyrene is evidence of an interest in sport, including equestrian sports.…”

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Figure 3.An illustration of the percentages of horses on Attic black-figure vases collected from Athens, Samos and Cyrene. Source: data from Brandt 2012, 170.…”

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Horses of Cyrenaica: breeding and charioteers in the Greek and Roman periods (literary, epigraphical and visual data)

Abdelhamed

2023

Libyan Stud

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Our knowledge about Cyrenaican horses during the Greek and Roman periods is mainly derived from ancient literary sources. They tell us that horses were bred with distinctive skills in this region and report interesting stories highlighting the participation of Cyrenaican horses in athletic games. The literary data suggests Cyrene is a horse-breeding centre and this paper examines whether these assertions represent a reality, or simply a convention. This study investigates and analyses other locally related archaeological data, including epigraphy documents published by the digital corpora of IGCyr and IRCyr. Although most of the inscriptions in these corpora are published, little attention has been given to horses. The adapted approach here aims to build up a picture about horses using local evidence, with a focus on the linguistic indications of equestrian practice at Cyrenaica and the use of horse-related terms in nomenclature. Interestingly, the regional textual and archaeological data provide us with a similar picture to that presented by the literary references regarding horse breeding in Cyrenaica, charioteer training and their contribution to overseas Greek and Roman sport.

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Figure 3.An illustration of the percentages of horses on Attic black-figure vases collected from Athens, Samos and Cyrene. Source: data from Brandt 2012, 170.…”

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2023

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The Material Dynamics of Festivals in the Graeco-Roman East

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Much of our knowledge of festivals from the ancient world comes from material culture, especially inscriptions, which detail the running of festivals, or the victories achieved by individual performers. Civic coinage and architectural decoration also sometimes advertised festivals and religious traditions, while festival activities were framed by the spaces and periods in which they took place. This introduction sets out the ways in which such material has been studied in recent years, drawing attention to scholarship on the epigraphic habit, the materiality of art and text, and the spatial turn. It sets out the wider frameworks within which the individual chapters are set, asserting the importance of considering individual pieces of material evidence as the result of deliberate choices of what to record, and where and how to record it. It also indicates the social frameworks within which civic festivals proceeded, outlining the important roles played by emperors, elites, and cities.

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Bronze Rattles and Clay Shields for the Boeotian Child of the Elite: New Finds in Context

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2022

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Horses of Cyrenaica: breeding and charioteers in the Greek and Roman periods (literary, epigraphical and visual data)

Horses of Cyrenaica: breeding and charioteers in the Greek and Roman periods (literary, epigraphical and visual data)

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Bronze Rattles and Clay Shields for the Boeotian Child of the Elite: New Finds in Context

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