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...
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 ...
