Understanding Roman inscriptions /

This is the first comprehensive treatment in English to provide an explanation of not only the language of inscriptions but also the context in which they were produced.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Keppie, L. J. F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991.
Subjects:
Inscriptions, Latin.
Inscriptions latines.
HISTORY > General.
HISTORY.
Latijn.
Inscripties.
Geschiedschrijving.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The stonecutter and his craft
  • Reading Roman inscriptions
  • Dating Roman inscriptions
  • The survival of Roman inscriptions
  • Recording and publication
  • The emperor
  • Local government and society
  • The roads that led to Rome
  • Administration of an empire
  • The army and the frontiers
  • Temples and altars to the gods
  • Gravestones and tomb monuments
  • Trade, economy and the business world
  • Populusque Romanus
  • Christianity
  • The Later Roman Empire
  • Conclusion : the value of Roman inscriptions
  • Emperors and dates.

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