Coins, inscriptions, decrees, and official documents as historical evidence

What this note covers

1. The Nature of Non-Literary Primary Sources in Ancient History
2. Caesar's Decrees and Senatorial Acta: Authority in Text
3. Alexandrian Coinage and Cleopatra's Self-Image
4. Dedicatory Inscriptions: Monumentalising Power
5. QCAA Usefulness and Reliability Criteria Applied to Official Sources
6. Interpreting Self-Image and Reception: The Gap Between Intention and Reality
7. Synthesis: Using Non-Literary Sources in Extended Responses

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