LATIN EPIGRAPHY
Final oral exam
Knowledge of the History of Epigraphy. History of epigraphic research. Knowledge of Latin epigraphy.
The birth of the scriptures in Africa, Asia, India, China and Central America. Birth of the Phoenician / Aramaic, Greek, Etruscan and Latin alphabet.
The oldest Latin inscriptions. The epigraph's tools. The Latin onomastic. The sacred inscriptions. Funerary inscriptions. The senatorial inscriptions. The equestrian inscriptions. The municipal magistrates inscriptions. The instrumentum inscriptum.
A.BUONOPANE, Manuale di epigrafia latina, Roma, Carocci editore, 2009
Letture consigliate opzionali:
I. DI STEFANO MANZELLA, Mestiere di epigrafista. Guida alla schedatura del materiale epigrafico lapideo, Roma, Edizioni Quasar, 1997.
[ENGLISH] Recommended or required reading and course materials:
A. BUONOPANE, Manuale di epigrafia latina, Roma, Carocci editore, 2009
Optional Recommended reading:
II. DI STEFANO MANZELLA, Mestiere di epigrafista. Guida alla schedatura del materiale epigrafico lapideo, Roma, Edizioni Quasar, 1997.
Analysis of Latin inscriptions, power point, guided tours of some lapidary at Sardinia; seminars
1) Readiness to offer individual assistance also in a foreign language (please specify) to incoming students:
in French
2) Availability of supporting material and bibliographic references also in a foreign language (please specify): yes
R. CAGNAT, Cours d'épigraphie latine, Paris ,1914
J.-M. LASSÈRE, Manuél d’épigraphie romaine, Paris, Ed. Picard 2005
A. COOLEY, The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy, New York, Cambridge University Press 2012
Readiness to accept examination of incoming students also in a foreign language (please specify): in French
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