Research Guides: LATN 104: Introduction to Latin Literature: Friends and Enemies of Rome (HC): Finding Books

Finding Scholarly Studies in Books

Use the Tripod catalog for your home institution to look for all books (print and digital) owned by your college as well as the print titles at the other two schools.

The following searches are a sampling of possibilities. To find materials on a topic, try doing a keyword search in the Tripod Catalog to find relevant materials and then use the subject headings assigned to those titles to find more books. Note that all these searches are in the Books+Media channel. In examples #1 and 3 below, using keywords (that is Any Field in Tripod), rather than subjects, will pick up results from chapter titles and book content summaries.

inscriptions AND latin [Any Field] HC=763 results

inscriptions, latin [Subject] Limited to publications in English and published 1980 to present

graffiti [Any Field] AND pompeii [Any Field]

sex role rome history [Subject]

** Try opening a search above and replace one of the topics with your subject interest.

Selected Introductions to Epigraphy

By Roman Hands: Inscriptions and Graffiti for Students of Latin by Matthew Hartnett
ISBN: 9781585102945
Publication Date: 2008-03-14
This book contains more than one hundred examples of Roman inscriptions; a birthday invitation scratched on a wooden tablet, an epitaph for a beloved child, a curse scribbled on a Pompeiian wall, the monumental record of an Emperor's achievements. Most selections are four lines or less.
Erotica pompeiana: love inscriptions on the walls of Pompeii by Antonio Varrone
Publication Date: 2002
This book presents inscriptions and translations along with background information. The content is organized in thematic chapters. The author had help from researchers at the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum in preparing this book.
Illustrated Introduction to Latin Epigraphy by Arthur E. Gordon
ISBN: 0520342747
Publication Date: 2023-09-01
This book serves students as well as scholars. Central to the work are its photos. The author presents 100 Latin inscriptions each with a photo. The inscriptions, from the sixth century B.C. to A.D. 525, are accompanied by translations and full annotations. The eight-part introduction provides important context.
An Introduction to Wall Inscriptions from Pompeii and Herculaneum by Rex E. Wallace
ISBN: 9780865165700
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Wallace examines wall inscriptions from the two cities which were written primarily by the less educated. They document interests in business, politics and entertainment along with curses, love notes and quotes from poets.
Latin Inscriptions by Dirk Booms
ISBN: 9781606064665
Publication Date: 2016-07-01
To the uninitiated Latin inscriptions can appear daunting -- a jumble of letters seemingly without meaning. However, since they were meant to be understood by all levels of ancient Roman society, even those who couldn't read, these ancient inscriptions followed strict grammatical rules and standard abbreviations that could be easily decoded. This book shows readers how to decipher these messages.
On the Margin: Marginalized Groups in Ancient Rome by Maurice Balme; James Morwood
ISBN: 0199124000
Publication Date: 2003-07-24
This reader features fifty extracts, including many from inscriptions, that shed light on minority and marginalized groups in ancient Rome. Groups include families, children, women, the enslaved, freedmen, foreigners, gladiators and Christians.
Roman Lives: Ancient Roman Life as Illustrated by Latin Inscriptions by Brian K. Harvey
ISBN: 1585101141
Publication Date: 2004-11-01
Explores ancient life in all strata of Roman society by examining epitaphs and other inscriptions in Latin. Topics discussed include the aristocracy, religion, military life, Roman families, the imperial household, civilian occupations and the way scholars infer the facts of Roman civilization from non-literary records.
Understanding Roman Inscriptions by Lawrence J. Keppie
ISBN: 0801843227
Publication Date: 1991-12-01
The author gives an account of the context and history of inscriptions and explains their value for understanding the world of the Romans. Inscription texts, translations and background include photographs and drawings.
Women and Society in the Roman World: A Sourcebook of Inscriptions from the Roman West by Emily A. Hemelrijk
ISBN: 9781316536087
Publication Date: 2020-11-06
By their social and material context as markers of graves, dedications and public signs of honor, inscriptions offer a distinct perspective on the social lives, occupations, family belonging, mobility, ethnicity, religious affiliations, public honor and legal status of Roman women ranging from slaves and freedwomen to women of the elite and the imperial family. They shed light on women who are largely overlooked by the literary sources.

Inscriptions in Cultural Contexts

Carving a Professional Identity: the Occupational Epigraphy of the Roman Latin West by Rada Varga
ISBN: 9781789694642
Publication Date: 2020-11-12
This presents the results of long-term research into occupational epigraphy of some 690 independent professionals.. A glossary translates the job titles used, revealing the need for specialization and the existence of a Roman provincial middle class.
Graffiti and the Literary Landscape in Roman Pompeii by Kristina Milnor
ISBN: 0191509337
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Milnor considers how the fragments of textual graffiti which survive in Pompeii reflect and refract a literary world. Focusing in particular on writings relating to canonical authors, Milnor uncovers the influence-- in diction, style, or structure--of elite Latin literature as well as popular interests.
Inscriptions and Their Uses in Greek and Latin Literature by Peter Liddel (Editor); Polly Low (Editor)
ISBN: 0199665745
Publication Date: 2013-11-15
The essays in this book offer perspectives on the diverse forms of epigraphic material in ancient literary texts. Authors deployed them as ornamental devices or alternative voices to that of the narrator, to display scholarship, to make points about history, politics, individual morality, and piety, and even to express moral views about the nature of epigraphy.
Written Space in the Latin West, 200 BC to AD 300 by Gareth Sears (Editor)
ISBN: 9781441123046
Publication Date: 2013-07-18
This volume explores the creation of 'written spaces' through the accretion of monumental inscriptions and non-official graffiti in the Latin-speaking West between c.200 BC and AD 300. The shift to an epigraphic culture demonstrates new mentalities regarding the use of language, the relationship between local elites and the population, and between local elites and the imperial power.