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Private Correspondence in the Ancient Mediterranean: Mirrored Societies.
DANA Madalina.

Private Correspondence in the Ancient Mediterranean: Mirrored Societies.

Ausonius Editions
€25,00 €0,00
N° d'inventaire 28274
Format 17 x 24
Détails 348 p., illustrated, paperback.
Publication Paris, 2023
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782356135636
Private letters, written on a wide variety of media such as papyrus, ceramic shards, wooden or clay tablets, or even lead, exchanged between people completely unknown to history, represent an original and insufficiently exploited source for the economic, social, and cultural history of Antiquity. The territories covered by epistolary exchanges are very vast, ranging from the Mesopotamian, Assyrian, and Persian East to the Roman West, passing through the Aegean region, over hundreds or even thousands of years, thus demonstrating the evolution of practices and the extent of cultural transfers.
Private letters, written on a wide variety of media such as papyrus, ceramic shards, wooden or clay tablets, or even lead, exchanged between people completely unknown to history, represent an original and insufficiently exploited source for the economic, social, and cultural history of Antiquity. The territories covered by epistolary exchanges are very vast, ranging from the Mesopotamian, Assyrian, and Persian East to the Roman West, passing through the Aegean region, over hundreds or even thousands of years, thus demonstrating the evolution of practices and the extent of cultural transfers.