The Praeneste fibula (the "brooch of Palestrina") is a golden fibula or brooch, today housed ... The authenticity of the inscription has since been disputed.
In a number of civilizations, the written word has been seen as an art form in itself—calligraphy. One may, for example, see ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs or ...
Latin inscriptions can be a great way teach about Roman life and to try out Latin skills using real Roman writing. This guide for teachers introduces the ...
But Roman burial places had no legal sanctity, like that which our churchyards enjoy; they were taken from out the fields and gardens which bordered the highway ...
July 26, 1999 - While partly overlapping Greek inscriptions in time and type, those of Rome nevertheless present distinct peculiarities. There is a high measure of standardization in kind and style, despite lingering local traditions in more remote areas. Extensive and excessive use was made of initials and ...
by V Rosivach · 2016 — sance anything with ancient Roman writing on it has been – and still is – ... with a bit of patience a teacher can find any number of epitaphs with ...
Some Roman tombstones were very small, some no bigger than an A5 piece of paper, and only a few millimetres thin. You will need: - A piece of plain paper or ...
by K Thompson · 2014 · Cited by 1 — The examination and analysis of classical and post-classical epitaphs, Roman women, slaves and freed, and the roles and structure of the Roman familia have ...
The recent developments in IT have had a (belated) effect on the world of epigraphy. The most important developments are collections of digital texts on CD and on the Web, and the crration of digital image bases (mainly on the Web). There is also a plethora of more or less useful web-based ...
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