We frequently think of inscriptions as strictly documentary texts. Metrical inscriptions challenge this assumption and highlight epigraphy's interdisciplinary nature by virtue of their artistic and literary value. They raise the question to what extent we should view them as plausible historical documents as opposed to embellished poems or accolades. In any case, they usually provide direct access to personal feelings, views, and beliefs – what strictly documentary texts often do at best only indirectly. The American Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy welcomes papers that discuss verse inscriptions in any medium in the Greco-Roman world. We are interested in selecting a group of papers that treat a broad variety of topics and exemplify the interdisciplinary nature of epigraphy. Abstracts will be adjudicated anonymously by a committee of ASGLE and should not be longer than one page. Please follow the directions for Individual Abstracts at the APA website and include the ASGLE Abstract Submission Form with your abstract. The abstract and ASGLE Abstract Submission Form should be sent electronically as a MS Word document and PDF to: John Bodel, Vice-President, ASGLE at john_bodel@brown.edu. All Greek should either be transliterated or employ a Unicode font. The deadline is February 1, 2012.

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