Dialect and Imitation in Late Hellenistic Epigram

Archaic and Classical Inscribed Epigrams from Sicily: Language and Archaeological Context

“…This can be also observed in many Hellenistic literary epigrams. On their meaning, see Coughlan 2016. hard to say whether the few official texts or, for instance, the few Syracusan inscriptions result from unsystematic archaeological investigation or reflect a specifically Sicilian epigraphic habit.…”