Roman Inscriptions
Calligraphy is seen as an
art form and has been used throughout civilizations for example hieroglyphs in
ancient Egypt and Arabic inscriptions.
In the classical world, the
Greek and Latin alphabets took functionality “and it is the reading of the
surviving texts that has been regarded as all important.” (Lightfoot, 2009) This
can be seen better in Roman inscriptions than others, even though probably as
many Roman inscriptions are in Greek as in Latin.
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Fragment of a military
diploma, Mid–Imperial, Trajanic, 113/14 A.D., Roman, Bronze
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Details about different
aspects of life in the Roman world, was found in epigraphical material. In
these inscriptions we find important information “shedding light on the
political, social and economic realities of the past” (Lightfoot, 2009) that is
clearly understood by the modern reader.
Lightfoot, C., 2009. Roman
Inscriptions http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/insc/hd_insc.htm
. [Accessed 03 March 2014].
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