The Oxford Handbook of Roman Epigraphy

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 Beltran Lloris ; 7. Inscribing Roman Texts: officinae, layout, and carving techniques, Jonathan Edmondson ; 8. The Epigraphic Habit in the Roman World, Francisco Beltran 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, Frederic 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

This volume is not just an essential, but also an entertaining tool that will satisfy the interest of a broad audience composed by both militant and amateur epigraphers, curious readers or students.