The language of ruins : Greek and Latin inscriptions on the Memnon Colossus /

A colossal statue, originally built to honour an ancient pharaoh, still stands today in Egyptian Thebes, with more than a hundred Greek and Latin inscriptions covering its lower surfaces. Partially damaged by an earthquake, and later re-identified as the Homeric hero Memnon, it was believed to '...

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Main Author:	Rosenmeyer, Patricia A. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Memnon > (Mythological character) > Statues > Egypt > Thebes (Extinct city) Memnon > (Mythological character) > Cult > Egypt > Thebes (Extinct city) Memnon > (Mythological character) Inscriptions, Greek > Egypt > Thebes (Extinct city) Inscriptions, Latin > Egypt > Thebes (Extinct city) Pilgrims and pilgrimages > Egypt > Thebes (Extinct city) Egypt > Civilization > 332 B.C.-638 A.D. Inscriptions grecques > Égypte > Thèbes (Ville ancienne) Inscriptions latines > Égypte > Thèbes (Ville ancienne) Égypte > Civilisation > 332 av. J.-C.-640. HISTORY > Ancient > Egypt. Civilization Cults Inscriptions, Greek Inscriptions, Latin Pilgrims and pilgrimages Statues Egypt Egypt > Thebes (Extinct city) 332 B.C.-638 A.D. Electronic books.
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