Surveys Latin inscriptions, both classical and early Christian. Epigraphic stone inscriptions are so profuse in antiquity that there is virtually no aspect of ancient life upon which epigraphy does not bear. While many inscriptions provide immediate contact with the daily life of the ancient world, some provide invaluable information about historical events. Epigraphic monuments can be especially valuable in reconstructing social history and are primary witnesses to ancient laws and institutions, social structures, public cults and private associations, and language. One unique aspect of this course is that Latin is sufficiently loosely defined so as to mean Greek written in a Roman context.