EpiGraph, a database of Roman inscriptions, contains the text
of those inscriptions collected at the instigation of Th. Mommsen
and published under the auspices of the German Academy of
Sciences in volume VI of the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum. The
editors Henzen, de Rossi, Bormann, Huelsen and Bang published the
various fascicles of volume VI in the years between 1876 and 1933
and they contain almost 40,000 reports of inscriptions found in
the city of Rome itself. Both the size of the collection and the
provenance, the capital of the Roman Empire, make this the most
important volume of the whole corpus and the mass of invaluable
source material it contains provides the basis for any serious
enquiry into Roman society, culture and history.
The aim of EpiGraph is to permit ready access to the information
contained in the inscriptions from Rome. It reproduces as closely
as possible the text of the inscriptions as it is represented in
the printed volume. However, it must be stressed that what is
provided is restricted to the text of the inscriptions and does
not include collateral information such as the find spot, the
present location of the inscription, the material on which it is
inscribed, the manuscript tradition on which it is based, the
alternative readings proposed or the interpretative comments of
the various editors. In other words EpiGraph makes no attempt to
replace the fascicles of CIL VI.
The data contained in EpiGraph is based on that used for the
compilation of the Indices Vocabulorum published as CIL VI Pars
VII in 1974 and 1975 and is presented in two formats, named "Text
Only" and "Raw Data". One version contains only the words of the
inscriptions without any indication of the status of the letters
or words, i.e. whether they survive or have been supplemented,
while the other uses a number of symbols to represent the text as
it actually exists on the monument. These include delineation of
short and tall letters, Claudian letters, reversed letters,
ligatures, erasures, words written in litura etc.
By using one or both versions, simple or complicated searches can
be made for individual letter strings or for particular features
of interest to the enquirer.
Each record in EpiGraph is identified by an Inscription Number,
as used in the indices to CIL VI.
Search Details for EPIGRAPH
- Searches can be made on:
- Inscription Numbers : Text Strings : Cognomina : Greek Text
: Numerals : Claudian Letters : Ligatures : Reversed Letters :
Short Letters : Tall Letters.
- Up to nine searches can be entered simultaneously and
combined using the Boolean expressions "and", "or" and
"not".
- "Supersearch" can display up to 32,000 entries at any one
time.. A "summary" window displays one line for each
inscription which contains a feature searched for and a
"detail" window displays each inscription in full.
- Results of searches can be saved or printed either in their
entirety or selectively.
- Installation disks for either Macintosh or PC and dedicated
search and retrievable software are included with each CD ROM
data base.
- A full "Help" file is included with the software.
Technical Requirements for EPIGRAPH
EpiGraph can be run on either an Apple Macintosh or a Windows
based IBM™ - compatible equipped with a CD ROM player.
How much does EPIGRAPH cost?
The CD ROM comes with an installation disc and dedicated
search program for either Macintosh or PC.
- US $600.00 for an institution
- US $400.00 for an individual
Please direct enquiries to ejjory@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
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