The Oxford Handbook of Roman Epigraphy

Epigraphy, or the study of inscriptions, is critical for anyone seeking to understand the Roman world, 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 Oxford Handbook of Roman Epigraphy is the fullest collection of scholarship on the study and history of Latin epigraphy produced to date. Rather that just a collection of inscriptions, however, this volume seeks to show why inscriptions matter and demonstrate to classicists and ancient historians how to work with the sources. To that end, the 35 chapters, written by senior and rising scholars in Roman history, classics, and epigraphy, cover everything from typograph to the importance of inscriptions for understanding many aspects of Roman culture, from Roman public life, to slavery, to the roles and lives of women, to the military, and to life in the provinces. Students and scholars alike will find the Handbook a crritical tool for expanding their knowledge of the Roman world.

Christer Bruun is Professor of Classics at the University of Toronto. Jonathan Edmondson is Professor of History at York University.

Preface List of Contributors Abbreviations Map 1. Italy Map 2. The Roman Empire under M. Aurelius and Commodus
PART I Roman Epigraphy: Introduction and History of the Discipline 1. The Epigrapher at Work, Christer Bruun & Jonathan Edmondson 2. Epigraphic Research since its Inception: Epigraphic Manuscripts, Marco Buonocore 3. Forgeries and Fakes, Silvia Orlandi, Maria Letizia Caldelli, & Gian Luca Gregori 4. The Major Corpora and Epigraphic Publications, Christer Bruun 5. Epigraphy and Digital Resources, Thomas Elliott
PART II Inscriptions in the Roman World 6. Latin Epigraphy: The Main Types of Inscriptions, Francisco Beltrán Lloris 7. Inscribing Roman Texts: officinae, layout, and carving techniques, Jonathan Edmondson 8. 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 9. The Roman Republic, Olli Salomies 10. The Roman Emperor and the Imperial Family, Frédéric Hurlet 11. Senators and Equites: Prosopography, Christer Bruun 12. Local Elites in Italy and the Western Provinces, Henrik Mouritsen 13. Local Elites in the Greek East, Christof Schuler 14. Government and Administration, Christer Bruun 15. Laws, Lawmaking, and Legal Documents, Greg Rowe 16. The Roman Army, Michael A. Speidel 17. Roman History and Inscriptions: Political and Military Events, David Potter 18. Late Antiquity, Benet Salway Inscriptions and Religion in the Roman Empire 19. Religion in Rome and Italy, Mika Kajava 20. Religion in the Roman Provinces, James Rives 21. The Rise of Christianity, Danilo Mazzoleni Inscriptions and Roman Social and Economic Life 22. The City of Rome, Christer Bruun 23. Social Life in Town and Country, Garrett Fagan 24. Urban Infrastructure and Euergetism outside the City of Rome, Marietta Horster 25. Spectacle in Rome, Italy, and the Provinces, Michael Carter & Jonathan Edmondson 26. Roman Family History, Jonathan Edmondson 27. Women in the Roman World, Maria Letizia Caldelli 28. Slaves and Freed Slaves, Christer Bruun 29. Death and Burial, Laura Chioffi 30. Communications and Mobility in the Roman Empire, Anne Kolb 31. Economic Life in the Roman Empire, Jonathan Edmondson Inscriptions and Roman Cultural Life 32. Local Languages in Italy and the West, James Clackson 33. Linguistic Variation, Language Change, and Latin Inscriptions, Peter Kruschwitz 34. Inscriptions and Literacy, John Bodel 35. Carmina Latina Epigraphica, Manfred Schmidt
APPENDICES I Standard Epigraphic Conventions (Leiden Conventions) II Common Epigraphic Abbreviations III Roman Onomastics IV Roman Kinship Terms V Roman Voting Tribes VI Numbers VII Digital Resources for Roman Epigraphy ART CREDITS INDICES Index of sources General Index