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ilitary service was an important facet of identity in the ancient Greek world and could be mentioned on the tombstones of those who felt it to be a central part of their biography, particularly if they had died in battle. Although inscriptions often contain frustratingly little detail about the nature of their service or even which war it might be associated with, a reference to soldiering on any tombstone