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Honorary Statues in Ancient Greece
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My object in the following short study is to investigate the subject of honorary statues in Greek times.Since Stenersen's treatise, written in 1877, I know of no published work dealing specially with this subject, which is interesting from the light it throws on Greek life and political action, and since that date excavation and the discovery of inscriptions have added considerably to the material available. His work is a valuable source for the literary evidence on the question, but his subject is portrait-statues, and he confines himself to those from Athens.
Title: Honorary Statues in Ancient Greece
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My object in the following short study is to investigate the subject of honorary statues in Greek times.
Since Stenersen's treatise, written in 1877, I know of no published work dealing specially with this subject, which is interesting from the light it throws on Greek life and political action, and since that date excavation and the discovery of inscriptions have added considerably to the material available.
His work is a valuable source for the literary evidence on the question, but his subject is portrait-statues, and he confines himself to those from Athens.
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