Inscriptions and the epigraphic habit: the epigraphic cultures of Greece, Rome, and beyond

Preview [Authors and titles are listed at the end of the review]   In 1982, Ramsay MacMullen (1928–2022) coined the term ‘epigraphic habit’ to describe the choice to inscribe texts on stone as a characteristic of the Roman imperial period.[1] MacMullen discussed reasons for the increase in inscriptions following the late Republican period and its … Continue reading Inscriptions and the epigraphic habit: the epigraphic cultures of Greece, Rome, and beyond