Frequent Names and Local History

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Frequent Names and Local History

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Observations on Greek Feminine Names Attested in Macedonia

Although the Macedonian onomasticon has been repeatedly discussed as a source of interpreting the language of ancient Maccdonians it has not yet been approached in the way F. Bechtel has instituted

The Sea as a Factor for the Formation of Greek Personal Names

The imposing presence of the sea and the admiration for it is reflected in Greek  mythology, visual arts and literature; the relation of many Greek gods to the sea has been expressed with a long series of epithets that emphasize this connection as weIl as with the formation of many personal names derived from their names, the numerous theophoric names easily recognizable

Σάων, Αθαμος and Other Names from LGPN III.B

The publication of volume III.B of the Lexicon of Greek Personal Names naturally will bring fresh attention to the rich variety of epichoric names preserved in the areas covered by it, namely central Greece from the Megarid to Thessaly

Via Egnatia after Egnatius: Imperial policy and inter-regional contacts

The Via Egnatia, which linked Dyrrachium to Kypsela and ultimately to Byzantium/ Constantinople, was the first Roman highway to be built east of the Adriatic. The studies published so far on this important road are devoted almost exclusively to its military importance, particularly during the Roman Republic. This author's goal instead was to assess the importance of the Egnatia at apolitical, social, and cultural level, by examining written sources (literary and epigraphical) and material remains. The article looks into the policy of Roman emperors regarding the Egnatia, and the role of the Via as a factor of commercial, social, and cultural interaction between the Italian peninsula and the Greek world, as well as among the cities and regions that it crossed. It also shows the contribution of the Egnatia to the spectacular development of certain cities and the parallel weakening of others, together with its impact upon the rural landscape