The Oxford handbook of Roman epigraphy /

The Oxford handbook of Roman epigraphy /

"Inscriptions are for anyone interested in the Roman world and Roman culture, whether they regard themselves as literary scholars, historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, religious scholars or work in a field that touches on the Roman world from c. 500 BCE to 500 CE and beyond. The goal of...

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Other Authors / Creators:Bruun, Christer, editor.
Edmondson, J. C., editor.
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Series:Oxford handbooks.
Subjects:
Inscriptions, Latin > Rome.
Public spaces > Rome.
Manners and customs.
Civilization.
History.
Inscriptions, Latin.
Public spaces.
Rome > Social life and customs.
Rome (Empire)
Rome > Civilization.
Rome > History.
Table of Contents:
  • PART I. ROMAN EPIGRAPHY : INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY OF THE DISCIPLINE
  • The epigrapher at work / Christer Bruun and Jonathan Edmondson
  • Epigraphic research since its inception : the contribution of manuscripts / Marco Buonocore
  • Forgeries and fakes / Silvia Orlandi, Maria Letizia Caldelli and Gian Luca Gregori
  • The major corpora and epigraphic publications / Christer Bruun
  • Epigraphy and digital resources / Thomas Elliott
  • PART II. INSCRIPTIONS IN THE ROMAN WORLD
  • Latin epigraphy : the main types of inscriptions / Francisco Beltrán Lloris
  • Inscribing Roman texts : officinae, layout, and carving techniques / Jonathan Edmondson
  • The epigraphic habit in the Roman world / Francisco Beltrán Lloris
  • PART III. THE VALUE OF INSCRIPTIONS FOR RECONSTRUCTING THE ROMAN WORLD
  • INSCRIPTIONS AND ROMAN PUBLIC LIFE
  • The Roman Republic / Olli Salomies
  • The Roman emperor and the imperial family / Frédéric Hurlet
  • Senators and equites : prosopography / Christer Bruun
  • Local elites in Italy and the western provinces / Henrik Mouritsen
  • Local elites in the Greek East / Christof Schuler
  • Roman government and administration / Christer Bruun
  • The Roman state : laws, lawmaking, and legal documents / Gregory Rowe
  • The Roman army / Michael Alexander Speidel
  • Inscriptions and narrative of Roman history / David Potter
  • Late antiquity / Benet Salway
  • INSCRIPTIONS AND RELIGION IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE
  • Religion in Rome and Italy / Mika Kajava
  • Religion in the Roman provinces / James Rives
  • The rise of Christianity / Danilo Mazzoleni
  • INSCRIPTIONS AND ROMAN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE
  • The city of Rome / Christer Bruun
  • Social life in town and country / Garrett G. Fagan
  • Urban infrastructure and euergetism outside the city of Rome / Marietta Horster
  • Spectacle in Rome, Italy, and the provinces / Michael Carter and Jonathan Edmondson
  • Roman family history / Jonathan Edmondson
  • Women in the Roman world / Maria Letizia Caldelli
  • Slaves and freed slaves / Christer Bruun
  • Death and burial / Laura Chioffi
  • Communications and mobility in the Roman empire / Anne Kolb
  • Economic life in the Roman Empire / Jonathan Edmondson
  • INSCRIPTIONS AND ROMAN CULTURAL LIFE
  • Local languages in Italy and the West / James Clackson
  • Linguistic variation, language change, and Latin inscriptions / Peter Kruschwitz
  • Inscriptions and literacy / John Bodel
  • Carmina latina epigraphica / Manfred G. Schmidt.

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