Journal | Axon
Journal issue | 4 | 1 | 2020
Research Article | The Stele of the Marathonomachoi (or ‘Stele of Loukou’)
The Stele of the Marathonomachoi (or ‘Stele of Loukou’)
Abstract
The ‘stele of the Marathonomachoi’ was found in 1999 in Herodes Atticus’ villa at Eua-Loukou, in the eastern Peloponnese. Dated on palaeographical grounds to the time of the Persian wars and attributed to the tomb of the Marathonomachoi on the battlefield, it has been alternatively dated shortly after 490, or during the ’70s. Developing some arguments which I have already discussed in previous articles, I here explore the possibility that the stele was originally inscribed with the casualty list of the Erechtheid tribe, while the epigram was added some time after 480-479. The stele would therefore represent two different phases of the historical memory of the Marathon battle.
Submitted: March 4, 2020 | Accepted: March 21, 2020 | Published June 22, 2020 | Language: it
Keywords Guerre Persiane • Maratonomachi • Eua-Loukou • Seconda Guerra Persiana • Battaglia di Maratona • Stele • Memoria • Peloponneso • Epigramma
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Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/Axon/2532-6848/2020/01/002
