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title: Ancient Greek Boustrophedon Inscription
author: Ranveig Thattai
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3475/ancient-greek-boustrophedon-inscription/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ancient Greek Boustrophedon Inscription
_Authored by Ranveig Thattai_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3475.png)
## Image Caption
Example of an Ancient [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) boustrophedon inscription. The arrows indicate the direction of the [writing](https://www.worldhistory.org/writing/) for each line. Non-symmetrical letters change their orientation with the alternate directions of the lines.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Thattai, R. (2015, January 02). Ancient Greek Boustrophedon Inscription. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Thattai, Ranveig. "Ancient Greek Boustrophedon Inscription." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 02, 2015. .
### MLA
Thattai, Ranveig. "Ancient Greek Boustrophedon Inscription." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Jan 2015, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boustrophedon_Greek.png) by [**Ranveig Thattai**](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boustrophedon_Greek.png). Submitted by [Cristian Violatti](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/violatti/ "User Page: Cristian Violatti"), published on 02 January 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.