Journal | Axon
Monographic journal issue | 3 | 2 | 2019
Research Article | 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.
Submitted: July 18, 2019 | Accepted: Aug. 24, 2019 | Published Dec. 23, 2019 | Language: it
Keywords Sacrificial calendar • Proto-monetary • Arkadia • Spits • Economics • Coinage
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Economic Aspects of a New 5th Century BC Arcade Sacrificial Calendar |
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Rosamilia Emilio |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing |
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Research Article |
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it |
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http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/axon/2019/2/aspetti-economici-di-un-nuovo-calendario-sacrifica/ |
dc.description.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. |
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Axon |
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Vol. 3 | December 2019 |
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2019-12-23 |
dc.dateAccepted |
2019-08-24 |
dc.dateSubmitted |
2019-07-18 |
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2532-6848 |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
dc.identifier.doi |
10.30687/Axon/2532-6848/2019/06/021 |
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yes |
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Arkadia |
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Arkadia |
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Coinage |
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Coinage |
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Economics |
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Economics |
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Proto-monetary |
dc.subject |
Proto-monetary |
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Sacrificial calendar |
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Sacrificial calendar |
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Spits |
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Spits |
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