Understanding Roman Inscriptions

Dr Lawrence Keppie is Senior Curator (Archaeology and History) at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, Honorary lecturer in Classics at the University in Glasgow, and President of the Glasgow Archaeological Society. He has excavated extensively on the Antonine Wall and at other Roman sites in Scotland. Among his publications is the acclaimed Making of the Roman Army: from Republic to Empire (Batsford 1984).

• Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Stonecuttel and his Craft; Chapter 3 Reading Roman Inscriptions; Chapter 4 Dating Roman Inscriptions; Chapter 5 The Survival of Roman Inscriptions; Chapter 6 Recording and Publication; Chapter 7 The Emperor; Chapter 8 Local Government and Society; Chapter 9 The Roads that Led to Rome; Chapter 10 Administration of an Empire; Chapter 11 The Army and the Frontiers; Chapter 12 Temples and Altars to the God; Chapter 13 Gravestones and Tomb Monument; Chapter 14 Trade, Economy and the Business World; Chapter 15 Populusque Romanus; Chapter 16 Christianity; Chapter 17 The Later Roman Empire; Chapter 18 Conclusion: The Value of Roman Inscriptions;

'Understanding Roman Inscriptions is well named. It is written by a scholar who understands the things, and what is more, his readers will understand them too' - Britannia'Dr Keppie ... has done signal service to Roman Studies by this new guide to Roman inscriptions' - Antiquaries Journal'Filled with scholarly exposition, informative commentary and common-sense deductions ... All the examples are well chosen.' - Robert K. Sherk, State University of New York