Collection: Greek and Latin Ostraka | Florida State University ArchivesSpace

Scope and Contents

Thirty-three clay pottery fragments comprising thirty-two texts in Greek and Latin documenting the activities of a Roman Army unit stationed near Edfu, Egypt.

Online Copies Available

Digital images and item-level description of the Greek and Latin Ostraka can be found in the FSU Digital Library.

Dates

created: circa 150 CE

Extent

5 boxes

33 items

Language of Materials

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Latin

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

unarranged

Related Publications

Roger S. Bagnall, The Florida Ostraka: Documents from the Roman Army in Upper Egypt, Durham, NC: Duke University, 1976.

Roger S. Bagnall, Raffaella Cribiore. “O. Florida inv. 21: An Amorous Triangle.” Chronique D'Égypte 85 (2010): 213-223. doi: 10.1484/J.CDE.1.102031