GREEK AMPHORIC EPIGRAPHY IN ROMAN OPEN DATA

Abstract

The article presents a methodology to analyze the greek amphora epigraphy produced during the Roman Empire in its eastern part. The detailed information that appears as an abbreviated form in thousands of inscriptions distributed throughout the Roman territory is an essential element to understand the imperial socio-economic dynamics. Here we present a guide to using the Roman Open Data exploratory interface in its Greek text search section, and how, based on cases, we can determine for the first time the possible existence of a complex system of productions whose contracts would even be monthly. The relational search system makes this interface the only one that allows the user to singularize their searches, granulating them based on their experience.

Keywords

• greek epigraphy, digital humanities, open access, amphora, roman empire