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Sostratus of Aegina

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the Aeginetan letters "SO", which may have stood for Sostratos, and are often presumed to be the packaging in which his goods were delivered. Not all scholars, however, accept that the marks on these jars refer to the Sostratos of Herodotus, and they (like the anchor) may again attest only to the kindred network, not the man. Nevertheless, the cumulative weight of confirmation for Herodotus as referring to a well-known figure in the Greek world is impressive.
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The veracity of Herodotus has often been challenged, both in ancient and modern times, and the instance of his casual reference to Sostratus as a well known presence is something of a test case. A previously otherwise unknown and perhaps legendary figure, Sostratus has received increasing validation
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The names of Sostratus and Laodamus – perhaps his grandfather and father – have been found in Egypt, supporting the view of his coming from an important family of international Aegina traders. Moreover, clay storage jars are found throughout Etruscan archaeological sites of the period marked with
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world - indeed to have gained "the biggest profit any Greek trader we have reliable information about has ever made from his cargo".
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The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars, C.1000-263 BC
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Nancy Thomson de Grummond; Erika Simon (20 April 2009).
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from modern archeology. A stone anchor dedicated to
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Sostratos
Aegina
Greek
Herodotus
Hellenic
A vertical stone block with large letters.
Apollo
Gravisca
Etruscan
Tarquinii
Colaeus
Dick Whittington
translation by G C Macauley
The Religion of the Etruscans
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978-0-292-78233-4
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0-415-01596-0
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Ancient Aeginetans
Ancient Greek merchants
Archaic Greece

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