Interview with Professor Silvia Giorcelli Bersani - Revision history

Decimus Aurelius Ingeniarius: Updating category to the more appropriate "Nova Roma history"

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Updating category to the more appropriate "Nova Roma history"

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	[http://hal9000.cisi.unito.it/wf/DIPARTIMEN/Storia1/Ricerca/Bollettino/Giorcelli-Bersani-Silvia.doc_cvt.htm Professor Silvia Giorcelli Bersani] teaches Roman History and Latin Epigraphy at the [http://www.unito.it/ University of Turin]. She has done many studies about the growth and evolution of urban settlements in northern Italy, mostly about the process of Romanization. She has many publications, and assisted with the Supplementa Italica of Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.		[http://hal9000.cisi.unito.it/wf/DIPARTIMEN/Storia1/Ricerca/Bollettino/Giorcelli-Bersani-Silvia.doc_cvt.htm Professor Silvia Giorcelli Bersani] teaches Roman History and Latin Epigraphy at the [http://www.unito.it/ University of Turin]. She has done many studies about the growth and evolution of urban settlements in northern Italy, mostly about the process of Romanization. She has many publications, and assisted with the Supplementa Italica of Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.

M. Lucretius Agricola: break out CIL part

2008-09-25T06:44:10Z

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	===What is the CIL and what is its composition? What other methods do epigraphists have at their disposal?===		===What is the CIL and what is its composition? What other methods do epigraphists have at their disposal?===

−	The '''CIL''' ('''C'''orpus '''I'''nscriptionum '''L'''atinarum) is the most important collection of Latin inscriptions, and is a very important tool for every student of Roman history. It was conceived by Theodor Mommsen (Nobel Prize for literature in 1902) in mid-19th century after dozens years of planning work and attempts. It was published thank the undertaking of the Berlin Academy (''Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum consilio et auctoritate Academiae litterarum regiae Borussicae editum'', Berolini 1863).	+	{{:CIL}}
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−	It is composed of a lot of volumes (and each of them is divided into installments and tomes) and is written in Latin. Because of its makeup it is still incomplete, even though it is widely updated. To date there are 18 volumes organized following different criteria: on a chronological basis (vol. I, containing republican inscriptions prior to Caesar's death, 44 B.C.[''ad C. Caesaris mortem'']); on a geographical basis (vol. II-XIV, divided into provinces, Italic regions and cities); on a typological basis (vol. XV, domestic tools, vol. XVI, military diplomas, vol. XVII, mile posts, vol. XVIII, epigraphic poems).	+
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−	*VOL. I Inscriptiones Latinae antiquissimae ad C. Caesaris mortem	+
−	*VOL. I2 Inscriptiones Latinae antiquissimae ad C. Caesaris mortem	+
−	*VOL II Inscriptiones Hispaniae Latinae	+
−	*VOL. II2 Inscriptiones Hispaniae Latinae	+
−	*VOL. III Inscriptiones Asiae, provinciarum Europae Graecarum, Illyrici Latinae	+
−	*VOL. IV Inscriptiones parietariae Pompeianae Herculanenses Stabianae	+
−	*VOL. V Inscriptiones Galliae Cisalpinae Latinae	+
−	*VOL. VI Inscriptiones urbis Romae Latinae	+
−	*VOL. VII Inscriptiones Britanniae Latinae	+
−	*VOL. VIII Inscriptiones Africae Latinae	+
−	*VOL. IX Inscriptiones Calabriae, Apuliae, Samnii, Sabinorum, Piceni Latinae	+
−	*VOL. X Inscriptiones Bruttiorum, Lucaniae, Campaniae, Siciliae, Sardiniae Latinae	+
−	*VOL. XI Inscriptiones Aemiliae, Etruriae, Umbriae Latinae	+
−	*VOL. XII Inscriptiones Galliae Narbonensis Latinae	+
−	*VOL. XIII Inscriptiones Inscriptiones trium Galliarum et Germaniarum Latinae	+
−	*VOL. XIV Inscriptiones Latii veteris latinae	+
−	*VOL. XV Inscriptiones urbis Romae Latinae. Instrumentum domesticum	+
−	*VOL. XVI Diplomata militaria	+
−	*VOL. XVII Miliaria imperii Romani	+
−	*VOL. XVIII Carmina Latina epigraphica	+
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−	~~Within the volumes each inscription is identified by a number (e.g.~~ CIL, V 5768 = 5th volume, about Gallia Cisalpina, inscription number 5768, which in particular is a sacred epigraph in Hercules' honour coming from Milan) and is briefly described (kind and shape of the object, state of repair, where it was found and where it is today). Then there is the transcription of the text, paged up as in the original. They are written in CAPITALS and integrated where needed by using ''lower-case italics''. ''ITALIC CAPITALS'' are used for those letters and lines which we already knew from other inscriptions and which were later lost. A series of slashes /// indicate that the surface of the text is damaged. After the text there is the bibliography and the apparatus criticus (i.e. all the studies on that document in chronological order, the reading variants line by line, the expansion of the abbreviations). Each volume has an index divided into chapters (nomina and cognomina, but also divinities, emperors, consuls, magistrates, soldiers, localities, collegia and corporations, activities, etc.) which is the principle means to find inscriptions.	+

	====Other Anthologies====		====Other Anthologies====

M. Lucretius Agricola: improve presentation

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−	[http://hal9000.cisi.unito.it/wf/DIPARTIMEN/Storia1/Ricerca/Bollettino/Giorcelli-Bersani-Silvia.doc_cvt.htm Professor Silvia Giorcelli Bersani] teaches Roman History and Latin Epigraphy at the [http://www.unito.it/ University of Turin]. She has done many studies about the growth and evolution of urban settlements in northern Italy, mostly about the process of Romanization. She has many publications, and ~~gave~~ assisted with the Supplementa Italica of Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.	+	[http://hal9000.cisi.unito.it/wf/DIPARTIMEN/Storia1/Ricerca/Bollettino/Giorcelli-Bersani-Silvia.doc_cvt.htm Professor Silvia Giorcelli Bersani] teaches Roman History and Latin Epigraphy at the [http://www.unito.it/ University of Turin]. She has done many studies about the growth and evolution of urban settlements in northern Italy, mostly about the process of Romanization. She has many publications, and assisted with the Supplementa Italica of Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.

	'''An "[[Interview the Expert]]" interview.'''		'''An "[[Interview the Expert]]" interview.'''
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	===What is the CIL and what is its composition? What other methods do epigraphists have at their disposal?===		===What is the CIL and what is its composition? What other methods do epigraphists have at their disposal?===

−	The CIL (~~Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum~~) is the most important collection of Latin inscriptions, and is a very important tool for every student of Roman history. It was conceived by Theodor Mommsen (Nobel Prize for literature in 1902) in mid-19th century after dozens years of planning work and attempts. It was published thank the undertaking of the Berlin Academy (Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum consilio et auctoritate Academiae litterarum regiae Borussicae editum, Berolini 1863).	+	The '''CIL''' ('''C'''orpus '''I'''nscriptionum '''L'''atinarum) is the most important collection of Latin inscriptions, and is a very important tool for every student of Roman history. It was conceived by Theodor Mommsen (Nobel Prize for literature in 1902) in mid-19th century after dozens years of planning work and attempts. It was published thank the undertaking of the Berlin Academy (''Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum consilio et auctoritate Academiae litterarum regiae Borussicae editum'', Berolini 1863).

−	It is composed of a lot of volumes (and each of them is divided into ~~instalments~~ and tomes) and is written in Latin. Because of its makeup it is still incomplete, even though it is widely updated. To date there are 18 volumes organized following different criteria: on a chronological basis (vol. I, containing republican inscriptions prior to Caesar's death, 44 B.C.[ad C. Caesaris mortem]); on a geographical basis (vol. II-XIV, divided into provinces, Italic regions and cities); on a typological basis (vol. XV, domestic tools, vol. XVI, military diplomas, vol. XVII, mile posts, vol. XVIII, epigraphic poems).	+	It is composed of a lot of volumes (and each of them is divided into installments and tomes) and is written in Latin. Because of its makeup it is still incomplete, even though it is widely updated. To date there are 18 volumes organized following different criteria: on a chronological basis (vol. I, containing republican inscriptions prior to Caesar's death, 44 B.C.[''ad C. Caesaris mortem'']); on a geographical basis (vol. II-XIV, divided into provinces, Italic regions and cities); on a typological basis (vol. XV, domestic tools, vol. XVI, military diplomas, vol. XVII, mile posts, vol. XVIII, epigraphic poems).

	*VOL. I Inscriptiones Latinae antiquissimae ad C. Caesaris mortem		*VOL. I Inscriptiones Latinae antiquissimae ad C. Caesaris mortem
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	*VOL. XVIII Carmina Latina epigraphica		*VOL. XVIII Carmina Latina epigraphica

−	Within the volumes each inscription is identified by a number (e.g. CIL, V 5768 = 5th volume, about Gallia Cisalpina, inscription number 5768, which in particular is a sacred epigraph in Hercules' honour coming from Milan) and is ~~shortly~~ described (kind and shape of the object, state of repair, where it was found and where it is today). Then there is the transcription of the text, paged up as in the original. They are written in CAPITALS and integrated where needed by using ''lower-case italics''. ''ITALIC CAPITALS'' are used for those letters and lines which we already knew from other inscriptions and which were later lost. A series of slashes /// indicate that the surface of the text is damaged. After the text there is the bibliography and the apparatus criticus (i.e. all the studies on that document in chronological order, the reading variants line by line, the expansion of the abbreviations). Each volume has an index divided into chapters (nomina and cognomina, but also divinities, emperors, consuls, magistrates, soldiers, localities, collegia and corporations, activities, etc.) which is the principle means to find inscriptions.	+	Within the volumes each inscription is identified by a number (e.g. CIL, V 5768 = 5th volume, about Gallia Cisalpina, inscription number 5768, which in particular is a sacred epigraph in Hercules' honour coming from Milan) and is briefly described (kind and shape of the object, state of repair, where it was found and where it is today). Then there is the transcription of the text, paged up as in the original. They are written in CAPITALS and integrated where needed by using ''lower-case italics''. ''ITALIC CAPITALS'' are used for those letters and lines which we already knew from other inscriptions and which were later lost. A series of slashes /// indicate that the surface of the text is damaged. After the text there is the bibliography and the apparatus criticus (i.e. all the studies on that document in chronological order, the reading variants line by line, the expansion of the abbreviations). Each volume has an index divided into chapters (nomina and cognomina, but also divinities, emperors, consuls, magistrates, soldiers, localities, collegia and corporations, activities, etc.) which is the principle means to find inscriptions.
		+
		+	====Other Anthologies====

	From the second half of the 19th century onwards other anthologies of inscriptions were compiled. Among them we can mention:		From the second half of the 19th century onwards other anthologies of inscriptions were compiled. Among them we can mention:
−	*F. Bucheler, Carmina latina Epigraphica (i.e. CLE, Leipzig 1895)	+	*F. Bucheler, Carmina latina Epigraphica (i.e. '''CLE''', Leipzig 1895)
−	*H. Dessau, Inscriptiones Latinae Selectae (ILS, Berlin 1892-1916)	+	*H. Dessau, Inscriptiones Latinae Selectae ('''ILS''', Berlin 1892-1916)
−	*Inscriptiones Italiae (Roma 1931, ~~uncomplete~~)	+	*Inscriptiones Italiae (Roma 1931, incomplete)
−	*E. Diehl, Inscriptiones Latinae Christianae Veteres (ILCV, Berlin, Dublin, Zürich 1925-1931)	+	*E. Diehl, Inscriptiones Latinae Christianae Veteres ('''ILCV''', Berlin, Dublin, Zürich 1925-1931)
−	*A. Degrassi, Inscriptiones Latinae Liberae Rei Publicae (ILLRP, Firenze 1963 and 1965)	+	*A. Degrassi, Inscriptiones Latinae Liberae Rei Publicae ('''ILLRP''', Firenze 1963 and 1965)
−	*Inscriptiones christianae urbis Romae septimo saeculo antiquiores (ICVR, Roma 1922 -)	+	*Inscriptiones christianae urbis Romae septimo saeculo antiquiores ('''ICVR''', Roma 1922 -)
−	*Inscriptiones christianae Italiae (ICI, Bari 1985 -)	+	*Inscriptiones christianae Italiae ('''ICI''', Bari 1985 -)
	*Supplementa Italica (Roma 1981 -).		*Supplementa Italica (Roma 1981 -).

	Today we have at our disposal reading techniques which are more advanced that those of Mommsen and his contemporaries. In the critical editions there are extensive descriptions of the object (the class and kind of manufactured product according to a precise classification system, material, state of repair, figurative body, size of object and letters), the place where it was found, its history (its travels if any, after discovery), its current location and the bibliography. There is clear and detailed photograph, which allows one to immediately get the exact idea of the document and its text. Finally, there is a historical commentary and the dating of the object.		Today we have at our disposal reading techniques which are more advanced that those of Mommsen and his contemporaries. In the critical editions there are extensive descriptions of the object (the class and kind of manufactured product according to a precise classification system, material, state of repair, figurative body, size of object and letters), the place where it was found, its history (its travels if any, after discovery), its current location and the bibliography. There is clear and detailed photograph, which allows one to immediately get the exact idea of the document and its text. Finally, there is a historical commentary and the dating of the object.

−	Given that the epigraphic patrimony is constantly growing thanks to new findings, it is necessary to systematically update the CIL. Therefore there are a lot of regional collections, magazines, journals, supplements which integrate the various volumes of the Corpus. The constant updating of the epigraphic editions is the purpose of the periodical ~~"L'Année épigraphique~~" [http://www.anneeepigraphique.msh-paris.fr/] (AE	+	====Journals====
−	or AEp) which has been published in Paris since 1888. Other magazines dedicated to the publication of epigraphic documents (new, but also new editions and commentaries) are: "Epigraphica", [http://www.numismatica.unibo.it/epigraphica/epigraphica.html] 1939 to present time, "Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik" [http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/ifa/zpe/] (ZEP) 1967 to present in Köln, "Chiron" 1971 to present in München. There are several websites on the Internet which contain archives with texts and pictures, as well as a number of informative websites about specific epigraphic projects. Among the most important ones we will mention the Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelerg directed by G. Alföldy, and the wide data bank of the J. W. Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt. These both are for experts in the field. Accessible to amateur is the website [http://www.telemaco.unibo.it/rombo/iscriz/intro.htm Le iscrizioni latine come fonte per la ricostruzione storica] (Latin inscriptions as source for historical reconstruction), edited by A. Cristofori. P. Donati Giacomini has recently published a small book about the use of the Internet in the study of ancient history where it is possible to find useful addresses for the research: (Innovazione e tradizione. Le risorse telematiche e informatiche nello studio della storia antica, Il Mulino, Bologna 2002). [ISBN 8815087834 , [http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2002/2002-10-40.html Review at BMCR]. Ed. ]	+
		+	Given that the epigraphic patrimony is constantly growing thanks to new findings, it is necessary to systematically update the CIL. Therefore there are a lot of regional collections, magazines, journals, supplements which integrate the various volumes of the Corpus. The constant updating of the epigraphic editions is the purpose of the periodical "[http://www.anneeepigraphique.msh-paris.fr/ L'Année épigraphique]" ('''AE''' or '''AEp''') which has been published in Paris since 1888. Other magazines dedicated to the publication of epigraphic documents (new, but also new editions and commentaries) are:
		+	* "Epigraphica", http://www.numismatica.unibo.it/epigraphica/epigraphica.html 1939 to present time,
		+	* "Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik" http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/ifa/zpe/ ('''ZEP''') 1967 to present in Köln,
		+	* "Chiron" 1971 to present in München.
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		+	====Epigraphic Resources on the Internet====
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		+	There are several websites on the Internet which contain archives with texts and pictures, as well as a number of informative websites about specific epigraphic projects. Among the most important ones we will mention the Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelerg directed by G. Alföldy, and the wide data bank of the J. W. Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt. These both are for experts in the field. Accessible to amateur is the website [http://www.telemaco.unibo.it/rombo/iscriz/intro.htm Le iscrizioni latine come fonte per la ricostruzione storica] (Latin inscriptions as source for historical reconstruction), edited by A. Cristofori. P. Donati Giacomini has recently published a small book about the use of the Internet in the study of ancient history where it is possible to find useful addresses for the research: (Innovazione e tradizione. Le risorse telematiche e informatiche nello studio della storia antica, Il Mulino, Bologna 2002). [ISBN 8815087834 , [http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2002/2002-10-40.html Review at BMCR]. Ed. ]

	=== What are those things we know only from epigraphy with no other source?===		=== What are those things we know only from epigraphy with no other source?===

Gaius Vipsanius Agrippa: added category

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	N.B. There is [[SPQR\|further discussion of this question]].		N.B. There is [[SPQR\|further discussion of this question]].
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M. Lucretius Agricola: fix Serapio's name

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	[http://hal9000.cisi.unito.it/wf/DIPARTIMEN/Storia1/Ricerca/Bollettino/Giorcelli-Bersani-Silvia.doc_cvt.htm Professor Silvia Giorcelli Bersani] teaches Roman History and Latin Epigraphy at the [http://www.unito.it/ University of Turin]. She has done many studies about the growth and evolution of urban settlements in northern Italy, mostly about the process of Romanization. She has many publications, and gave assisted with the Supplementa Italica of Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.		[http://hal9000.cisi.unito.it/wf/DIPARTIMEN/Storia1/Ricerca/Bollettino/Giorcelli-Bersani-Silvia.doc_cvt.htm Professor Silvia Giorcelli Bersani] teaches Roman History and Latin Epigraphy at the [http://www.unito.it/ University of Turin]. She has done many studies about the growth and evolution of urban settlements in northern Italy, mostly about the process of Romanization. She has many publications, and gave assisted with the Supplementa Italica of Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.

M. Lucretius Agricola: /* Is it possible to give a final answer to the meaning of the abbreviation SPQR? */ link out to SPQR article

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−	=== Is it possible to give a final answer to the meaning of the abbreviation SPQR?===	+	=== Is it possible to give a final answer to the meaning of the abbreviation "SPQR"?===

	The expansion of this abbreviation [ [[SPQR]] ] is "'''S'''enatus '''P'''opulus'''q'''ue '''R'''omanus", a phrase which may be translated as "the Roman Estate" that is, the whole of the civic body and its institutional system. This formula is significant because first of all it proclaims the whole of the civic body, represented by the Senate and the people (i.e. the sovereignty of the republic is one but is two-headed, and in it the Senate and the people are indivisible). However on the other hand this formula also discloses the prominence of the Senate over the people, and then underlines the limitations which the latter suffered.		The expansion of this abbreviation [ [[SPQR]] ] is "'''S'''enatus '''P'''opulus'''q'''ue '''R'''omanus", a phrase which may be translated as "the Roman Estate" that is, the whole of the civic body and its institutional system. This formula is significant because first of all it proclaims the whole of the civic body, represented by the Senate and the people (i.e. the sovereignty of the republic is one but is two-headed, and in it the Senate and the people are indivisible). However on the other hand this formula also discloses the prominence of the Senate over the people, and then underlines the limitations which the latter suffered.
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	In reality, the populus is not the indistinct whole of masses, but rather a narrow group of citizens with political rights, the Quirites precisely (in reality coming from ''co-viria'' = group of men, distinct from slaves, from Latins and from foreigners). In addition this formula also appears written in full in this version.		In reality, the populus is not the indistinct whole of masses, but rather a narrow group of citizens with political rights, the Quirites precisely (in reality coming from ''co-viria'' = group of men, distinct from slaves, from Latins and from foreigners). In addition this formula also appears written in full in this version.

−	An objection to this view is that the enclitic "''-que''" does not appear in abbreviations. Epigraphy confutes such an hypothesis by presenting a number of cases, for example SSQ = s(ibi) s(uis)q(ue) or SPQS = s(ibi) p(osteris)q(ue) s(uis) or PSPQR = p(ro) s(e) p(ro)q(ue) p(atria). Finally, in other communities of Latium, where the presence of Quirites of Curi would not be justified, they make recourse to a similar abbreviation to indicate exactly the Senate and the people: SPQA = S(enatus) p(opulus)q(ue) A(lbanus), SPQT = S(enatus) p(opulus)q(ue) T(iburs), SPQF = S(enatus) p(opulus)q(ue) F(erentinus).	+	An objection to this view is that the enclitic "''-que''" does not appear in abbreviations. Epigraphy confutes such an hypothesis by presenting a number of cases, for example SSQ = ''s(ibi) s(uis)q(ue)'' or SPQS = ''s(ibi) p(osteris)q(ue) s(uis)'' or PSPQR = ''p(ro) s(e) p(ro)q(ue) p(atria)''. Finally, in other communities of Latium, where the presence of ''Quirites'' of Curi would not be justified, they make recourse to a similar abbreviation to indicate exactly the Senate and the people: SPQA = ''S(enatus) p(opulus)q(ue) A(lbanus)'', SPQT = ''S(enatus) p(opulus)q(ue) T(iburs)'', SPQF = ''S(enatus) p(opulus)q(ue) F(erentinus)''.
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		+	N.B. There is [[SPQR\|further discussion of this question]].

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	Given that the epigraphic patrimony is constantly growing thanks to new findings, it is necessary to systematically update the CIL. Therefore there are a lot of regional collections, magazines, journals, supplements which integrate the various volumes of the Corpus. The constant updating of the epigraphic editions is the purpose of the periodical "L'Année épigraphique" [http://www.anneeepigraphique.msh-paris.fr/] (AE		Given that the epigraphic patrimony is constantly growing thanks to new findings, it is necessary to systematically update the CIL. Therefore there are a lot of regional collections, magazines, journals, supplements which integrate the various volumes of the Corpus. The constant updating of the epigraphic editions is the purpose of the periodical "L'Année épigraphique" [http://www.anneeepigraphique.msh-paris.fr/] (AE
−	or AEp) which has been published in Paris since 1888. Other magazines dedicated to the publication of epigraphic documents (new, but also new editions and commentaries) are: "Epigraphica", [http://www.numismatica.unibo.it/epigraphica/epigraphica.html] 1939 to present time, "Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik" [http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/ifa/zpe/] (ZEP) 1967 to present in Köln, "Chiron" 1971 to present in München. There are several websites on the Internet which contain archives with texts and pictures, as well as a number of informative websites about specific epigraphic projects. Among the most important ones we will mention the Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelerg directed by G. Alföldy, and the wide data bank of the J. W. Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt. These both are for experts in the field. Accessible to amateur is the website [http://www.telemaco.unibo.it/rombo/iscriz/intro.htm Le iscrizioni latine come fonte per la ricostruzione storica] (Latin inscriptions as source for historical reconstruction), edited by A. Cristofori. P. Donati Giacomini has recently published a small book about the use of the Internet in the study of ancient history where it is possible to find useful addresses for the research: (Innovazione e tradizione. Le risorse telematiche e informatiche nello studio della storia antica, Il Mulino, Bologna 2002).	+	or AEp) which has been published in Paris since 1888. Other magazines dedicated to the publication of epigraphic documents (new, but also new editions and commentaries) are: "Epigraphica", [http://www.numismatica.unibo.it/epigraphica/epigraphica.html] 1939 to present time, "Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik" [http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/ifa/zpe/] (ZEP) 1967 to present in Köln, "Chiron" 1971 to present in München. There are several websites on the Internet which contain archives with texts and pictures, as well as a number of informative websites about specific epigraphic projects. Among the most important ones we will mention the Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelerg directed by G. Alföldy, and the wide data bank of the J. W. Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt. These both are for experts in the field. Accessible to amateur is the website [http://www.telemaco.unibo.it/rombo/iscriz/intro.htm Le iscrizioni latine come fonte per la ricostruzione storica] (Latin inscriptions as source for historical reconstruction), edited by A. Cristofori. P. Donati Giacomini has recently published a small book about the use of the Internet in the study of ancient history where it is possible to find useful addresses for the research: (Innovazione e tradizione. Le risorse telematiche e informatiche nello studio della storia antica, Il Mulino, Bologna 2002). [ISBN 8815087834 , [http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2002/2002-10-40.html Review at BMCR]. Ed. ]

	=== What are those things we know only from epigraphy with no other source?===		=== What are those things we know only from epigraphy with no other source?===

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	=== Is it possible to give a final answer to the meaning of the abbreviation SPQR?===		=== Is it possible to give a final answer to the meaning of the abbreviation SPQR?===

−	The expansion of this abbreviation is "'''S'''enatus '''P'''opulus'''q'''ue '''R'''omanus", a phrase which may be translated as "the Roman Estate" that is, the whole of the civic body and its institutional system. This formula is significant because first of all it proclaims the whole of the civic body, represented by the Senate and the people (i.e. the sovereignty of the republic is one but is two-headed, and in it the Senate and the people are indivisible). However on the other hand this formula also discloses the prominence of the Senate over the people, and then underlines the limitations which the latter suffered.	+	The expansion of this abbreviation [ [[SPQR]] ] is "'''S'''enatus '''P'''opulus'''q'''ue '''R'''omanus", a phrase which may be translated as "the Roman Estate" that is, the whole of the civic body and its institutional system. This formula is significant because first of all it proclaims the whole of the civic body, represented by the Senate and the people (i.e. the sovereignty of the republic is one but is two-headed, and in it the Senate and the people are indivisible). However on the other hand this formula also discloses the prominence of the Senate over the people, and then underlines the limitations which the latter suffered.

	The voices which arose in successive stages against this reading mostly refer to G. Dumzil's theories and to the functional tripartition of the Indo-European societies, and so of Roman society too. This is the source of expansion of SPQR as '''S'''enatus '''P'''opulus '''Q'''uirites '''R'''omani, where ''Quirites'' stands for the inhabitants of Curi (a city of the Sabinians), which in this way would represent the third element with the Senate and the people.		The voices which arose in successive stages against this reading mostly refer to G. Dumzil's theories and to the functional tripartition of the Indo-European societies, and so of Roman society too. This is the source of expansion of SPQR as '''S'''enatus '''P'''opulus '''Q'''uirites '''R'''omani, where ''Quirites'' stands for the inhabitants of Curi (a city of the Sabinians), which in this way would represent the third element with the Senate and the people.

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	[http://hal9000.cisi.unito.it/wf/DIPARTIMEN/Storia1/Ricerca/Bollettino/Giorcelli-Bersani-Silvia.doc_cvt.htm Professor Silvia Giorcelli Bersani] teaches Roman History and Latin Epigraphy at the [http://www.unito.it/ University of Turin]. She has done many studies about the growth and evolution of urban settlements in northern Italy, mostly about the process of Romanization. She has many publications, and gave assisted with the Supplementa Italica of Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.		[http://hal9000.cisi.unito.it/wf/DIPARTIMEN/Storia1/Ricerca/Bollettino/Giorcelli-Bersani-Silvia.doc_cvt.htm Professor Silvia Giorcelli Bersani] teaches Roman History and Latin Epigraphy at the [http://www.unito.it/ University of Turin]. She has done many studies about the growth and evolution of urban settlements in northern Italy, mostly about the process of Romanization. She has many publications, and gave assisted with the Supplementa Italica of Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.

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	[http://hal9000.cisi.unito.it/wf/DIPARTIMEN/Storia1/Ricerca/Bollettino/Giorcelli-Bersani-Silvia.doc_cvt.htm Professor Silvia Giorcelli Bersani] teaches Roman History and Latin Epigraphy at the [http://www.unito.it/ University of Turin]. She has done many studies about the growth and evolution of urban settlements in northern Italy, mostly about the process of Romanization. She has many publications, and gave assisted with the Supplementa Italica of Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.		[http://hal9000.cisi.unito.it/wf/DIPARTIMEN/Storia1/Ricerca/Bollettino/Giorcelli-Bersani-Silvia.doc_cvt.htm Professor Silvia Giorcelli Bersani] teaches Roman History and Latin Epigraphy at the [http://www.unito.it/ University of Turin]. She has done many studies about the growth and evolution of urban settlements in northern Italy, mostly about the process of Romanization. She has many publications, and gave assisted with the Supplementa Italica of Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.
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	==Latin Epigraphy==		==Latin Epigraphy==