Room 78
Classical inscriptions
600 BC – AD 200
Visiting the gallery
Opening times
Room 78 is currently closed.
The ancient Greek and Roman inscriptions displayed in Room 78 show how script engraved in stone was used to record and commemorate events and transactions.
You can see 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.
Highlights
Accessibility
- Some objects in this collection feature on the British Sign Language guide handset, available from the audio guide desk in the Great Court.
- This gallery has no level or lift access.
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