Research Catalog

Title

The Latin inscriptions of Rome : a walking guide / Tyler Lansford.

Author

Lansford, Tyler

Publication

Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

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Details

Description

xxix, 561 p. : ill., maps; 22 cm.

Summary

Rome's oldest known Latin inscription dates from the sixth century BC; the most recent major specimen was mounted in 2006 -- a span of more than two and a half millennia. Remarkably, many of these inscriptions are still to be found in situ, on the walls, gates, temples, obelisks, bridges, fountains, and churches of the city. Classicist Tyler Lansford has collected some 400 of these inscriptions and arranged them -- with English translations -- into fifteen walking tours that trace the physical and historical contours of the city. Each itinerary is prefaced by an in-depth introduction that provides a survey of the history and topography of the relevant area of the city. The Latin texts appear on the left-hand page with English translations on the right. The original texts are equipped with full linguistic annotation, and the translations are supplemented with historical and cultural notes that explain who mounted them and why. This unique guide will prove a fascinating and illuminating companion for both sophisticated visitors to the Eternal City and armchair travelers seeking a novel perspective into Rome's rich history.--Publisher's description.

Subject

• Inschrift
• Inscriptions, Latin > Italy > Rome > Guidebooks
• Inscripties
• Romeinse oudheid
• Latein
• Rom
• Rome (Italy) > Guidebooks
• Rome

Genre/Form

• Guidebooks
• Gidsen (vorm)

Note

• Includes indexes.

Language (note)

• English and Latin.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

• 9780801891496 (hc : acid-free paper)
• 9780801891502 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
• 0801891493
• 0801891507

LCCN

^^2008934997

OCLC

• 276334731
• SCSB-11805933

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library