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Abstract
Private epitaphs are an interesting source of information to understand the ideas of the ancient Greeks on soul and its destiny after death. The fourth century B.C. is an important point of infl ection on this complex subject. As the historical perspective is essential in this kind of studies, we refl ect on these pages about two epigraphic texts from this period, so far overlooked, that show the ways in which in the fourth century BC there is no normative thought on this subject. Similarlily, expressions alluding to the separation of soul and body, frequent in later times, had not yet become cliche.
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Private epitaphs are an interesting source of information to understand the ideas of the ancient Greeks on soul and its destiny after death
The fourth century B.C. is an important point of inflection on this complex subject
As the historical perspective is essential in this kind of studies, we reflect on these pages about two epigraphic texts from this period, so far overlooked, that show the ways in which in the fourth century BC there is no normative thought on this subject
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Cualquier estudio sobre la aparición y desarrollo de la idea de alma, entendida como alma inmortal, entre los antiguos griegos es de una gran complejidad y resulta imprescindible no perder de vista en ningún momento la perspectiva histórica. Las afirmaciones que se hagan sobre la idea de alma entre los antiguos griegos tienen al menos un punto claro de inflexión en ese siglo IV a.C., por eso me ha parecido de interés intentar mostrar la relevancia que pueden tener los epitafios privados en este ámbito de estudio, tomando como ejemplo dos textos muy significativos, pero todavía poco estudiados, pertenecientes a ese preciso momento
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