Dr Monica Hellstrom monica.hellstrom@durham.ac.uk
Honorary Fellow
Epigraphy and Ambitions: Building Inscriptions in the Hinterland of Carthage
Hellstrom, Monica
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Abstract
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 buildings by holders of local priesthoods, usually of the imperial cult. The rise of such texts in the second century a.d., and their demise in the early third century, have no parallel in the epigraphic evidence for other types of construction, and should not be used as evidence for the pace of construction overall. Rather than economic change, these developments reflect shifts in the prospects of aspirational local elites, for whom priesthoods served as springboards to more prestigious positions. These positions were linked to Carthage through administrative arrangements that made this city the metropolis for scores of dependent towns and their ambitious elites.
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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
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 31, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 8, 2020 |
Publication Date | 2020-11 |
Deposit Date | Jun 5, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 25, 2020 |
Journal | Journal of Roman Studies |
Print ISSN | 0075-4358 |
Electronic ISSN | 1753-528X |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 110 |
Pages | 57-90 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075435820001380 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1263162 |
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This article has been published in a revised form in The Journal of Roman Studies. This version is published under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND. No commercial re-distribution or re-use allowed. Derivative works cannot be distributed. © The Author(s).
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