| Description |
1 online resource (158 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome. |
| Description |
data file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-153) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The stonecutter and his craft -- Reading Roman inscriptions -- Dating Roman inscriptions -- The survival of Roman inscriptions -- Recording and publication -- The emperor -- Local government and society -- The roads that led to Rome -- Administration of an empire -- The army and the frontiers -- Temples and altars to the gods -- Gravestones and tomb monuments -- Trade, economy and the business world -- Populusque Romanus -- Christianity -- The Later Roman Empire -- Conclusion : the value of Roman inscriptions -- Emperors and dates. |
| Summary |
This is the first comprehensive treatment in English to provide an explanation of not only the language of inscriptions but also the context in which they were produced. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Inscriptions, Latin.
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Inscriptions, Latin. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Keppie, L.J.F. Understanding Roman inscriptions. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991 0801843227 (DLC) 91019853 (OCoLC)23901614 |
| ISBN |
0203084675 (electronic book) |
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9780203084670 (electronic book) |
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9780203707357 |
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0203707354 |
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9781134746125 (e-book ; Mobi) |
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1134746121 |
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9781134746163 (e-book ; ePub) |
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1134746164 |
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9781134746170 (e-book ; PDF) |
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1134746172 |
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9781138142923 (hardback) |
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1138142921 |
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9780415151436 (paperback) |
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0415151430 |
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0801843227 |
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9780801843228 |
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0801843529 (paperback) |
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9780801843525 (paperback) |
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9786610539277 |
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6610539278 |
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1280539275 |
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9781280539275 |
| Standard No. |
9786610539277 |
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10.4324/9780203084670 |
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