Graffiti in Ancient Athens
Large quantities of graffiti have been found in Athens during excavations by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, and nearly 850 of these were catalogued by Mabel Lang in 1976. These include a variety of different types of graffiti, such as abecedaria, kalos inscriptions, insults, marks of ownership, commercial notations, dedications, Christian inscriptions, messages, lists and pictures. They date from the eighth century BC through to the late Roman period.
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