Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum

Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum was established in the Netherlands by J. J. E. Hondius as a continuing attempt to consolidate scholarship on Greek inscriptions. The series was designed to make the expanding literature of Greek epigraphy easier to consult by collecting new inscription publications and reporting important studies of inscriptions already known. Hondius produced the first phase of the series, volumes I through XI, before publication was interrupted during the period from 1940 to 1955. A. G. Woodhead subsequently assumed editorial responsibility and issued volumes XII through XXV between 1951 and 1971. After another interval without new volumes, the series was revived in 1976 by Henk W. Pleket and Ronald S. Stroud. Their modernization created the editorial model that continues to define SEG: detailed treatment of new texts, concise and neutral notices of relevant scholarship, consistent epigraphic conventions, geographical organization, and extensive indexes. SEG covers the Greek world broadly, but its chronological scope normally stops before material later than the eighth century AD. New inscriptions are reproduced in Greek with a critical apparatus, while studies of earlier inscriptions are summarized. Some entries may be based on photographs of texts that were not yet formally published. The Leiden Conventions are used for transcription and presentation. An SEG entry generally integrates editorial, bibliographic, and epigraphic information. The editorial section deals with the text and its interpretation; the bibliographic section identifies related scholarship; and the metadata records provenance, date, language, function, and category. Volumes are arranged geographically in a sequence associated with Inscriptiones Graecae, followed by chronological ordering and separate treatment of inscriptions whose provenance is unknown. Indexes cover names, rulers, emperors, places, religion, military matters, Greek and Latin terminology, and selected subjects. The publication was issued by J. C. Gieben in Amsterdam until his death in 2006 and is now published by Brill. In 2009, Brill introduced SEG Online, making the reference work available in digital form to subscribers. The series remains an important specialist research infrastructure for classical epigraphy and related disciplines. By May 2023, 66 volumes had appeared.

• 2023

  At least 66 volumes published

  [1]Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecumen.wikipedia.org

  The series had reached 66 volumes by 19 May 2023.

• 2009

  Online edition launched

  [1]Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecumen.wikipedia.org

  Brill launched Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum Online for subscriber access.

• 1976

  Modern series revived

  [1]Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecumen.wikipedia.org

  Henk W. Pleket and Ronald S. Stroud revived and modernized SEG, establishing its continuing modern format.

• 1951

  A. G. Woodhead resumes the series

  [1]Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecumen.wikipedia.org

  A. G. Woodhead edited the postwar sequence, publishing volumes XII through XXV through 1971.

• 1940

  First publication interruption

  [1]Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecumen.wikipedia.org

  The early editorial phase ended after Hondius had produced volumes I through XI.

• 1923

  Series founded by J. J. E. Hondius

  [1]Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecumen.wikipedia.org

  J. J. E. Hondius established SEG in the Netherlands to consolidate publications and scholarship concerning Greek inscriptions.

A specialist, authoritative reference series for Greek epigraphy, combining edited inscription texts, critical apparatus, bibliographic coverage, research summaries, metadata, and extensive indices.

• Academic reference series · 1923

  Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum annual volumes

  The annual SEG volumes survey Greek inscriptions and scholarship published during a designated year. New inscriptions receive Greek texts and critical apparatuses, while work on previously known inscriptions is summarized. Entries also provide bibliographic references, epigraphic metadata, geographical and chronological organization, and cumulative or volume-level indexing. Publication is delayed relative to the year covered because of the breadth of the international literature reviewed.

• Digital scholarly database · 2009

  Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum Online

  The online edition provides digital access to the SEG reference resource through Brill. It is intended for researchers who need to consult the series electronically, locate inscription records, follow bibliographic references, and use the publication's structured editorial and thematic coverage. Access is provided under Brill's subscription model.

• 2009

  Creation of a digital SEG editionProduct launch

  Background

  The long-running print reference series needed a format suitable for electronic research and institutional access.

  Action taken

  Brill launched Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum Online as a subscriber-accessed digital resource.

  Aftermath

  SEG became available in both continuing print form and an online format for academic users.

  Source

• 2023

  Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum reaches 66 published volumes[1]Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecumen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The series had published 66 volumes by 19 May 2023, according to the reference description.

• 2009

  Brill launches Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum Online[1]Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecumen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  The series was extended into an online subscription resource, allowing digital access to SEG content through Brill.

1. 1Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecumen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum Onlinebrill.nl