Onno van Nijf

A brief guide to Latin Epigraphy on the Internet

15/12/2009

A brief guide to Latin Epigraphy on the Internet

The absolute beginners' guide to Greek and Latin epigraphy http://odur.let.rug.nl/~vannijf/epigraphy1.htm Notes intended to support introductory classes, with useful bibliography, web links, and some reference lists and tables organized topically. (now slightluy dtated). Now also accessible through: Saxa Loquuntur http://www.starturl.com/saxaloquuntur Website where I have collected heuristic information on epigraphic sources. Biased towards Greek epigraphy, but includes also Latin Guide de lpigraphiste: This is a crucial resource. This is a complete bibliographic guide to the most imporatnt epigraphic publications (corpora, studies, treatises), both Greek and Latin. The guide itself is not available on-line. However, supplements are now being produced inbetween the printed editions and these can be downloaded. This is a good way of keeping up-to-date with the latest major publications. http://www.antiquite.ens.fr/txt/dsa-publications-guidepigraphiste-fr.htm Bibliotheca Classica Selecta (Louvain) A handy brief overview of various publications and sites http://bcs.fltr.ucl.ac.be/EpiD.html There are two major projects under way to collect all Latin Inscriptions on-line: EDCS: Epigraphik Datenbank Clauss/Slaby http://www.manfredclauss.de Manfred Clauss, who has also collaborated with the Heidelberg project, has also set up his own search site, which comes close in completeness and ease of use to the PackHum site for Greek inscriptions. On this site you will find a database that records almost all Latin inscriptions. The texts are presented without abbreviations and completed where possible. The presentation of the texts is kept as simple as possible. Beside the commonly used indications for resolution, completions and erasures as few special characters as possible have been used. The abbreviations give the references for the publications used. The statistical data indicates which volumes (with how many texts per volume as far as the Latin inscriptions are concerned) are recorded completely in the data base. By now (May 2009) 500.880 sets of data for 355.068 inscriptions from over 850 publications for more than 18.600 places with pictures for 19.226 inscriptions have been recorded. A nice touch is that inscriptions can have a link to Google Earth, which allows you to see the findspot of the inscription, or to other databases. Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelberg (EDH) www.epigraphische-datenbank-heidelberg.de The aim of the project Epigraphic Database Heidelberg (EDH) is to integrate Latin inscriptions from all parts of the Roman Empire into an extensive database. Since 2004 Greek inscriptions from the same chronological timespan are also being entered. It consists of three databases the Epigraphic Text Database, the Epigraphic Bibliography and the Photographic Database. At present, the Epigraphic Text Database contains over 56.000 inscriptions and thus includes most of the especially noteworthy inscriptions published outside the main editions.

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A brief guide to Latin Epigraphy on the Internet

15/12/2009

Eagle: Electronic Archive of Greek and Latin Epigraphy http://www.eagle-eagle.it/ The International Association of Greek and Latin Epigraphy is striving to integrate various initiatives to make electronic versions of inscriptions available. It has set up a portal, which so far focuses on Latin inscriptions. This gives access to the EDH as well as to The Epigraphic database, Bari (EDB) and The Epigraphic Database Roma (EDR) The Epigraphic database, Bari (EDB) http://www.edb.uniba.it/ This site offers a searchable version of ICVR (Inscriptiones Christianae Vrbis Romae Septimo Saeculo Antiquiores, Nova Series). A simple search is freely available, if you need to perform a complex search you can request a login name and pasword on the site. The Epigraphic database Roma (EDR) http://www.edr-edr.it/ This site allows you to search a growing number of inscriptions from Italy: Aemilia; Apulia et Calabria; Bruttii et Lucania; Etruria; Latium et Campania; Liguria; Picenum; Regio incerta; Roma; Sabina et Samnium; Sardinia; Sicilia; Transpadana; Umbria; Venetia et Histria. LAnne Epigraphique http://www.anneeepigraphique.msh-paris.fr/ The leading survey of epigraphic publications (Latin and Greek) that are relevant to the study of the Roman Empire. L'Anne pigraphique was set up by Ren Cagnat in 1888. It was incliuded in the Revue archologique until the issue dated 1964, then became an autonomous publication. It systematically collects all the inscriptions discovered each year concerning the Roman world, mainly in Latin or ancient Greek, and sorted by period. Each volume has extensive indices. The site contains some information on the periodical, contact addresses amnd indices. The current editors are Mireille Corbier, Patrick Le Roux and Sylvie Dardaine. Organisation of the AE indices 1 Table des principaux priodiques, ouvrages et auteurs cits A Priodiques B Ouvrages C Auteurs 2 Table des provenances 3 Table des matires I Noms (gentilices) II Surnoms (cognomina, noms uniques) III Tribus IV Dieux, desses, hros V Prtres et choses religieuses 1 Sacerdoces et confrries des cultes paens 2 Particularits 3 Ftes, jeux et concours 4 Antiquits juives et chrtiennes VI Noms gographiques VII Rois, empereurs, princes, princesses

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A brief guide to Latin Epigraphy on the Internet

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X XI XII XIII _Abrviation _Acclamation _Agriculture et alimentation _Bijoux et objets dcors _Commerce et contrats _pigraphie _pigraphistes et collectionneurs _pithtes ; termes laudatifs _Esclaves et affranchis _Estampille(s) sur _vergtisme _Graffite sur _Grammaire, vocabulaire et orthographe _Inscription(s) et vocabulaire de l'pigraphie _Inscription sur _Manuscrit pigraphique _Mois _Monnaie _Onomastique _Parent, amiti, sociabilit ; genre ; ges de la vie ; statut familial _Patrimoine (transmission du ) _Poids et mesures _Procs _Rome (topographie) _Routes et milliaires _Spulture, dcs, funrailles, deuil _Urbanisme, architecture, statuaire et dcor XIV Concordances et rfrences

1 Rois et reines 2 Empereurs 3 Impratrices, princes et princesses 4 Particularits Pouvoirs publics et administration romaine 1 Dates impriales 2 Dates consulaires 3 res provinciales et locales 4 Indictions 5 Fonctions et dignits suprieures 6 Fonctions infrieures 7 Particularits Corps de troupes 1 Lgions 2 Cohortes 3 Ailes 4 Garnison de Rome 5 Numeri et auxilia palatina 6 Vexillations 7 Flottes 8 Grades et particularits Administration provinciale et municipale Collges et mtiers Auteurs anciens Particularits dignes d'tre mentionnes

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A brief guide to Latin Epigraphy on the Internet

15/12/2009

Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum http://cil.bbaw.de/ The Home Page of the Corpus of Latin Inscriptions at the Brandenburg Academy in Berlin. The site has several resoureces including a database on te texts, indices and concordances, as well as a glossary of the Latin terms used by the commentators. Regions and provinces: Hispania CIL II Photos, bibliography and links to Spanish inscriptions. http://www2.uah.es/imagines_cilii/ Archivo Epigrfico de Hispania, Is a site dedicated to various aspects of Latin inscriptions from Spain. http://www.ucm.es/info/archiepi/aevh/index2.html Britannia Vindolanda Tablets Online This online edition of the Vindolanda writing tablets, excavated from the Roman fort at Vindolanda in northern England, includes the following elements: Tablets - a searchable online edition of the tablets (volumes I and II) Exhibition - an introduction to the tablets and their context Reference - a guide to aspects of the tablets content http://vindolanda.csad.ox.ac.uk/ Curse tablets of Roman Britain: Useful and fascinating: a site dedicated to defixiones found in Britain. http://curses.csad.ox.ac.uk/ Africa: IRT2009 Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania, by J. M. Reynolds and J. B. Ward-Perkins, enhanced electronic reissue by Gabriel Bodard and Charlotte Rouech (2009). http://irt.kcl.ac.uk/irt2009/ This should be abbreviated to IRT2009. Lexical tools and abbreviations Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary (Perseus Project) http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/resolveform?lang=la Search Latin dictionary entries in Lewis and Short. English definitions may also be searched. Inflected forms can be entered in the Latin Morphological Analyzer, which will provide a complete range of form identifications as well as appropriate links to the corresponding Lewis and Short lemmas and entries. Lexidium http://lexidium.goldibex.com/ For the Iphone user: a copy of Lewis and Short on your Iphone (it actually works!) Abbreviations in Latin inscriptions (ONLINE) http://www.case.edu/artsci/clsc/asgle/abbrev/latin/ A series of lists containing abbreviations found in Latin inscriptions. The series represents a new compilation of such abbreviations, assembled from digital texts of

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A brief guide to Latin Epigraphy on the Internet

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all Latin inscriptions published in L'Anne pigraphique between 1888 and 1993. There are two sets of lists, one containing common abbreviations (those occuring more than 10 times in the inscriptions sampled), and another containing all the abbreviations that occur in the inscriptions sampled. Daremberg-Saglio This site offers a digitised version of this old lexicon; useful for the realia: http://dagr.univ-tlse2.fr/sdx/dagr/index.xsp Periodicals Many periodicals where inscriptions are published are now available also electronically via JSTOR and similar projects. Consult the catalogue of your University Library. Zeitschrift fr Papyrologie und Epigraphik (ZPE) http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/ifa/zpe/ This important periodical is in the process of putting older issues on line for download as PDF file. You can access the issues via JSTOR (1967-2005) or via their own webiste (limited number of issues) .The website also gives the indices to to all volumes content pages of the most recent issues. The articles of most recent issues (from 2001) are not free, however. Abbreviations of periodicals: Abbreviations for titles of Classical/Medieval Studies journals http://www.indiana.edu/~libsalc/nboerner/longlist.html Covers about 200 titles of classical journals held at Indiana University's libraries, using the abbreviations adopted by L'Anne Philologique. This selection of common APh abbreviations will be useful for those without subscriber access to the on-line list at APh's own website. Discussion lists/links Fonti Epigraphiche Epigraphic links of various sorts: http://www.rassegna.unibo.it/rassegna/epigrafi.html Current Epigraphy If you want to be kept up to date with the latest news on Greek and Latin epigraphy. http://www.currentepigraphy.org/ inscriptiones-l http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Inscriptiones-l Inscriptiones-L (a.k.a.the Epigraphy list) is a scholarly discussion forum for those people with a professional interest in Greek and Latin epigraphy. Although the official language of the list is English, posts in any of the languages of which scholars in this field should be aware (e.g. French, German, Italian, Spanish) are also welcome. Of course, a knowledge of Greek and Latin is assumed. The list home page provides access to subscription control, archives and binary files related to the group's activities. Subscription can be made through the list homepage, or by sending a blank email to Inscriptiones-l-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Prof. Dr. Onno M. van Nijf

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A brief guide to Latin Epigraphy on the Internet

15/12/2009

Dept. of History University of Groningen PO BOX 716 9700 AS Groningen The Netherlands e.mail: o.m.van.nijf@rug.nl website: http://www.rug.nl/staff/o.m.van.nijf/index