In 1897 two Oxford archaeologists began digging a low sand-covered mound a hundred miles south of Cairo. When they had finally finished, ten years later, they had uncovered 500,000 fragments of papyri. Shipped back to Oxford, the meticulous and scholarly work of deciphering thes…
In 1897 two Oxford archaeologists began digging in a sand-covered mound 100 miles south of Cairo. When they finished ten years later, they had uncovered 500,000 fragments of papyri from the ruins of the city of Oxyrhynchos. The work of deciphering these fragments is still ongoin…
by Callimachus, Kerkhecker, Arnd
fromOxford classical monographs
"This book offers a detailed discussion of Callimachus' collection of Iambi, arguably one of the earliest surviving Greek 'poetry books'. Dr Kerkhecker has set out chapters on individual poems which examine the evidence for the text; address questions of linguistic and antiquari…
by McKechnie, Paul, Kern, S. J., (Stephen J.)
fromClassical texts
"The volume offers an account of Oxyrhynchus [Bahnasā] as an ancient city and archaeological site by surveying its material culture and art objects, including sculpture and draftsmanship, against the backdrop of the papyrus texts. It includes treatments of the site itself (city …
