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Epigraphy and Ambitions: Building Inscriptions in the Hinterland of Carthage (2020)
Journal Article
Hellstrom, M. (2020). Epigraphy and Ambitions: Building Inscriptions in the Hinterland of Carthage. The Journal of Roman Studies, 110, 57-90. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075435820001380

Building inscriptions are not a good proxy for building activity or, by extension, prosperity. In the part of Roman North Africa where they are the most common, the majority of surviving building inscriptions document the construction of religious bu... Read More about Epigraphy and Ambitions: Building Inscriptions in the Hinterland of Carthage.