Course Catalogue

Greek Epigraphy GREEK4023

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Humanities
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
  • Typically Offered: Either Semester 1 or Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

Inscriptions provide an invaluable amount of information on numerous aspects of the ancient world, such as institutions, religion, language, administration, and prosopography. This course will familiarize students with this source of evidence and acquaint them with the databases, tools and methods of epigraphy. Using photographs and online squeezes, we will read and interpret a variety of interesting texts from different classes of inscriptions

Timetable

2x1hr seminars per week over 10 weeks, as scheduled in MyCampus. This is one of the Honours options in Greek and may not run every year. The options that are running this session are available in MyCampus.

Requirements of Entry

Available to all students fulfilling requirements for Honours entry into Classics, and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University's 25% regulation.

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

The standard assessments for this course are: 

■ Edition of Inscription and Commentary (2000-2500 words) - 50%

■ Exam (2-hour duration) - 50%

 

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available: 

■ There are no alternatives to the assessments, but flexible deadlines/ extra time/alternative space can be offered as reasonable adjustment (Students should follow the usual process for extensions). 

 

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.  

Main Assessment In: April/May

Course Aims

This course aims to:

■ Introduce students to the tools and techniques of the discipline

■ Familiarize student with reading, translating and interpreting a wide variety of documents from different classes of inscription (public, private, civic, religious, funerary)

■ Familiarize students with the importance of this source of evidence in the study of ancient history, its potentials and its limitations.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Establish the text of an inscription, define different types of documents, use relevant terminology, and appropriate databases

■ Translate a wide variety of texts

■ Critically evaluate the historical significance of a wide variety of documents

■ Make use of epigraphic evidence in their own research

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions