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eadily available (e.g. SEG). The best publications
are preceded by an asterisk. Additional
bibliography of specific use for the chronology,
variant readings, cursus honorum, etc. of a
named individual is included in the relevant
lemma with whatever supplementary comments
may be required.
c. Chronology
The chronology of each inscription is
placed in brackets after the bibliography.
Problems of dating surrounding either the
inscription or the cursus honorum are discussed
in the comments.
d. Description of the stone
The brief description of each stone notes
the presence of relief or other decoration
because of the close relationship, especially in
the case of funerary monuments, between the
individual on the one hand and the monument
and its decoration on the other. In many
instances the decoration explicitly reflects the
person's social position. The description goes
on to detail the type of epigraphical text
(decree, honorary or dedicatory inscription,
catalogue, funerary monument, etc.) since frequently
the type of name used corresponds
closely to the type of text in which it appears. 32
e. Find spot of the stone and its current place of
preservation
The importance of the precise find spot
goes without saying, and to copy out mechanically
from earlier publications the way in which
it is identified can only compromise any subsequent
study or statistical analysis. In order to
obviate any possible misunderstanding we have
provided the present-day administrative coordinates,
with an indication in parenthesis of the
ancient site where relevant. Cases of uncertainty
are noted. The minute care that we have
taken to identify the sources of our documents
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will eventually permit the drawing up of a map
showing the geographical diffusion of the nomina,
on which it will be possible to represent, by
using various symbols, the social standing and
role of the individuals in question.
/. Transcription of the text
The text is transcribed in lower case letters.
Exception is made only for the catalogue and
in particular for the very lengthy texts. Our
transcription respects the abbreviation and
orthography of the names as they occur in the
original text. Our restorations are given in
brackets. Doubful letters are indicated with a
subscript dot.
g. Ethnic origin, social position and, "cursus
honorum"
Ethnic origin is noted when it is explicitly
refered to in the text; when reference is indirect,
the issue is discussed in the comments.
Also included are all personal features that
make up the individual's identity, that is to say,
his or her social position even when that identity
is not mentioned overtly, but can be pieced
together from the cursus honorum or characteristic
titles (e.g. clarissimus vir, eques
romanus, λαμπρότατος, κράτιστος, άξιολογώτατος,
augustalis, sévir augustalis, vilicus,
etc.). The names of individuals holding offices
related to the provincial or imperial administration
are marked with an asterisk. If the
names of the offices are given in Greek, the
original Latin title are provided. The titles in
both languages appear in the indices.
h. Comments
Commentary on the inscriptions is selective,
rather than exhaustive. Problems related
to the reading of names and their distribution -
even if they are rare names - are of greatest
interest. Also of concern are issues arising from
an individual's cursus honorum and other activ-