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6th century BC – 2nd century AD
Ancient Greek and Roman inscriptions are displayed in Room 78 and show how script engraved in stone was used to record and commemorate events and transactions.
Dedication by Alexander the Great to Athena Polias around 330 BC More information
Dedication by Alexander the Great to Athena Polias around 330 BC
Marble funerary slab decorated with a skeleton 2nd century AD More information
Marble funerary slab decorated with a skeleton 2nd century AD
Marble cinerary urn of Vernasia Cyclas 1st century AD More information
Marble cinerary urn of Vernasia Cyclas 1st century AD
Marble inscription with damnatio memoriae of Geta, son of Septimius Severus Roman AD 193-211 More information
Marble inscription with damnatio memoriae of Geta, son of Septimius Severus Roman AD 193-211
These include examples of civic or official inscriptions such as laws, decrees, treaties and accounts of income and expenditure from public funds.
In the private sphere inscriptions on gravestones served to commemorate the dead. Many bear poignant epitaphs of remembrance.
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Functioning terracotta Roman lamp, £8.99
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