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The Latin Inscriptions of Rome Tyler Lansford

The Latin Inscriptions of Rome By Tyler Lansford

The Latin Inscriptions of Rome by Tyler Lansford


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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.

The Latin Inscriptions of Rome Summary

The Latin Inscriptions of Rome: A Walking Guide by Tyler Lansford

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.

The Latin Inscriptions of Rome Reviews

Latin is a less and less common attainment even among educated travellers, so Tyler Lansford has come to the rescue... If this book is not slipped into many a Rome-bound suitcase, there is no justice in the world. I can think of few more enjoyable companions on a prowl through the city. -- Jane Stevenson Times Literary Supplement 2010 The Latin Inscriptions of Rome is a delight, one to which I shall turn and to which I shall send my students when in Rome, and which I recommend to everyone interested in gaining a wealth of detailed information about 'the epigraphic habit' and its importance to our understanding not just of ancient Rome, but of every era of the Eternal City's incredible history. -- James C. Anderson Classical Outlook 2010 Tyler Lansford... has put together the most original and stimulating guide to the Eternal City of the hundreds published in recent years. -- Masolino D'Amico La Stampa 2010

About Tyler Lansford

Tyler Lansford is an independent scholar and the cofounder of Seattle Language Academy.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Arms of Selected Popes
General Abbreviations and Symbols
Latin and Greek Abbreviations
General Map
1. The Capitoline Hill
2. The Forum & Environs
3. The Subura & Environs
4. The Esquiline Hill
5. From the Forum Boarium to San Paolo fuori le Mura
6. From San Clemente to the Via Appia
7. The Lateran & Environs
8. The Quirinal Hill
9. From San Marco to Piazza di Spagna
10. From Piazza del Popolo to Piazza Colonna
11. The Pantheon & Environs
12. From Corso del Rinascimento to Via Giulia
13. From Via del Pellegrino to Santa Cecilia
14. From Ponte Sisto to the Acqua Paola
15. The Borgo & the Vatican
Glossary
Metrical Schemes
Index of First Lines
Index of Sites

Additional information

NGR9780801891502
9780801891502
0801891507
The Latin Inscriptions of Rome: A Walking Guide by Tyler Lansford
New
Paperback
Johns Hopkins University Press
2009-10-10
600
N/A
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