Books on Ancient Greek Epigraphy
While many books on epigraphy are available, the following three are current and influential and provide specific discussion of ancient Greek inscriptions. Any of them would make a good starting place for your study.
  1. Bradley McLean,  An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy of the Hellenistic and Roman Periods from Alexander the Great Down to the Reign of Constantine 323 B.C. - A.D. 337
  2. B. H. McLean discusses the classification of inscriptions and analyzes particular classes of inscriptions, including decrees, honorary inscriptions, dedications, funerary inscriptions, and manumission inscriptions. The book also discusses special topics relevant to the interpretation of specific inscriptions, such as Greek and Roman administrative titles and functions.
  3. John P. Bodel, Epigraphic Evidence: Ancient History From Inscriptions (History of Linguistics), Routledge, 2001
  4. John P. Bodel provides a solid introduction to what inscriptions can reveal about ancient life in the Greco-Roman world. Epigraphic Evidence offers a useful, readable account of the vast diversity of inscriptional remains from this period as well as the difficulties faced by historians who must rely on such evidence.
  5. A. Geoffrey Woodhead, The Study of Greek Inscriptions
  6. This is considered by many to be the standard introduction to the field for readers in English. Besides a solid coverage of the major aspects of the discipline, this second edition provides a guide to the major corpora of published Greek inscriptions.
  7. Professor Woodhead passed away on November 6, 2008. He will be missed, and his contribution to the field long remembered.
 
 
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INSCRIPTIONES-L is a moderated scholarly discussion list devoted to the study of Classical Epigraphy. Its purpose is to provide a forum for all aspects of such study. While the primary focus of the list is the discussion of inscriptions from the Greek and Roman worlds, discussion of inscriptions from 'peripheral cultures' is also welcome.