Definition: Epigraphy, which means writing on something, refers to writing on an enduring substance like stone. As such, it was impressed, inscribed, or chiseled rather than written with the stylus or reed pen applied to ordinarily decaying media like paper and papyrus. Common topics of epigraphy include epitaphs, dedications, honors, laws, and magisterial registers.
For more on Roman Epigraphy, see:
Monumental Writing and the Expansion of Roman Society in the Early Empire, by Greg Woolf. The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 86. (1996), pp. 22-39.
For more on Roman Epigraphy, see:
Monumental Writing and the Expansion of Roman Society in the Early Empire, by Greg Woolf. The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 86. (1996), pp. 22-39.
Also Known As: litteras lapidarias
