The Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL) is a comprehensive collection of ancient Latininscriptions. It forms an authoritative source for documenting the surviving epigraphy of classical antiquity. Public and personal inscriptions throw light on all aspects of Roman life and history. The Corpus continues to be updated in new editions and supplements.
Inscription II 697 in the CIL: in the wall of a building in Cáceres, Spain.
CIL also refers to the organization within the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities responsible for collecting data on and publishing the Latin inscriptions. It was founded in 1853 by Theodor Mommsen and is the first and major organization aiming at a comprehensive survey.
The CIL collects all Latin inscriptions from the whole territory of the Roman Empire, ordering them geographically and systematically. The earlier volumes collected and published authoritative versions of all inscriptions known at the time—most of these had been previously published in a wide range of publications. The descriptions include images of the original inscription if available, drawings showing the letters in their original size and position, and an interpretation reconstructing abbreviations and missing words, along with discussion of issues and problems. The language of the CIL is Latin.
Beginningsedit
In 1847 a committee was created in Berlin with the aim of publishing an organized collection of Latin inscriptions, which had previously been described piecemeal by hundreds of scholars over the preceding centuries. The leading figure of this committee was Theodor Mommsen (who wrote several of the volumes covering Italy).[1] Much of the work involved personal inspections of sites and monuments in an attempt to replicate the original as much as possible. In those cases where a previously cited inscription could no longer be found, the authors tried to get an accurate reading by comparing the versions of the published inscription in the works of previous authors who had seen the original. The first volume appeared in 1863.
Current statusedit
The CIL presently consists of 17 volumes in about 70 parts, recording approximately 180,000 inscriptions. Thirteen supplementary volumes have plates and special indices.[1] The first volume, in two sections, covered the oldest inscriptions, to the end of the Roman Republic; volumes II to XIV are divided geographically, according to the regions where the inscriptions were found. The other volumes cover other topics. Volume XVII, for instance, is entirely devoted to milestones. A volume XVIII is planned, which will contain the Carmina Latina Epigraphica (Latin verse inscriptions). A two-volume "Index of Numbers", correlating inscription numbers with volume numbers, was published in 2003.[2]
"English translations of selected inscriptions from CIL". attalus.org. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
Arachne CIL Open Access Project Retrieved 25 January 2021.
December 06, 2023
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The Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum CIL is a comprehensive collection of ancient Latin inscriptions It forms an authoritative source for documenting the surviving epigraphy of classical antiquity Public and personal inscriptions throw light on all aspects of Roman life and history The Corpus continues to be updated in new editions and supplements Inscription II 697 in the CIL in the wall of a building in Caceres Spain CIL also refers to the organization within the Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities responsible for collecting data on and publishing the Latin inscriptions It was founded in 1853 by Theodor Mommsen and is the first and major organization aiming at a comprehensive survey Contents 1 Aim 2 Beginnings 3 Current status 4 Index 5 See also 6 References 6 1 Bibliography 7 External linksAim editThe CIL collects all Latin inscriptions from the whole territory of the Roman Empire ordering them geographically and systematically The earlier volumes collected and published authoritative versions of all inscriptions known at the time most of these had been previously published in a wide range of publications The descriptions include images of the original inscription if available drawings showing the letters in their original size and position and an interpretation reconstructing abbreviations and missing words along with discussion of issues and problems The language of the CIL is Latin Beginnings editIn 1847 a committee was created in Berlin with the aim of publishing an organized collection of Latin inscriptions which had previously been described piecemeal by hundreds of scholars over the preceding centuries The leading figure of this committee was Theodor Mommsen who wrote several of the volumes covering Italy 1 Much of the work involved personal inspections of sites and monuments in an attempt to replicate the original as much as possible In those cases where a previously cited inscription could no longer be found the authors tried to get an accurate reading by comparing the versions of the published inscription in the works of previous authors who had seen the original The first volume appeared in 1863 Current status editThe CIL presently consists of 17 volumes in about 70 parts recording approximately 180 000 inscriptions Thirteen supplementary volumes have plates and special indices 1 The first volume in two sections covered the oldest inscriptions to the end of the Roman Republic volumes II to XIV are divided geographically according to the regions where the inscriptions were found The other volumes cover other topics Volume XVII for instance is entirely devoted to milestones A volume XVIII is planned which will contain the Carmina Latina Epigraphica Latin verse inscriptions A two volume Index of Numbers correlating inscription numbers with volume numbers was published in 2003 2 The Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities BBAW continues to update and reprint the CIL Index editList of volume with the date of first publication 3 Vol I Inscriptiones Latinae antiquissimae ad C Caesaris mortem 1893 Vol II Inscriptiones Hispaniae Latinae 1892 Vol III Inscriptiones Asiae provinciarum Europae Graecarum Illyrici Latinae 1873 Vol IV Inscriptiones parietariae Pompeianae Herculanenses Stabianae 1871 Vol V Inscriptiones Galliae Cisalpinae Latinae 1872 Vol VI Inscriptiones Urbis Romae Latinae 1876 Vol VII Inscriptiones Britanniae Latinae 1873 Vol VIII Inscriptiones Africae Latinae 1881 Vol IX Inscriptiones Calabriae Apuliae Samnii Sabinorum Piceni Latinae 1883 Vol X Inscriptiones Bruttiorum Lucaniae Campaniae Siciliae Sardiniae Latinae 1883 Vol XI Inscriptiones Aemiliae Etruriae Umbriae Latinae 1888 Vol XII Inscriptiones Galliae Narbonensis Latinae 1888 Vol XIII Inscriptiones trium Galliarum et Germaniarum Latinae 1899 Vol XIV Inscriptiones Latii veteris Latinae 1887 Vol XV Inscriptiones Urbis Romae Latinae Instrumentum domesticum 1891 Vol XVI Diplomata militaria 1936 Vol XVII Miliaria Imperii Romani 1986 See also editEpigraphy Inscriptiones Graecae Inscriptiones Latinae Selectae Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae Prosopographia Imperii Romani Codex Inscriptionum RomanorumReferences edit a b See the CIL site under External links below Fassbender Andreas ed 2003 Index Numerorum CIL Auctarium Series Nova Vol Erster Band Zweiter Band ISBN 3 11 017936 9 Cebeillac Gervasoni Caldelli amp Zevi 2006 pp 30 33 Bibliography edit Cebeillac Gervasoni Mireille Caldelli Maria Letizia Zevi Fausto 2006 Epigraphie latine Armand Colin ISBN 2 200 21774 9 OCLC 470566532 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Retrieved 13 November 2009 English translations of selected inscriptions from CIL attalus org Retrieved 8 October 2012 Arachne CIL Open Access Project Retrieved 25 January 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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