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The Duenos inscription, dated to the 6th century BC, shows the earliest known form of the Old Latin alphabet.
The Duenos inscription, dated to the 6th century BC, shows the earliest known form of the Old Latin alphabet.
The apices in this first-century inscription are very light. (There is one over the ó in the first line.) The vowel I is written taller rather than ta
The apices in this first-century inscription are very light. (There is one over the ó in the first line.) The vowel I is written taller rather than taking an apex. The interpuncts are comma-shaped, an elaboration of a more typical triangular shape. From the shrine of the Augustales at Herculaneum.
Jeton from Nuremberg, c. 1553
Jeton from Nuremberg, c. 1553
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Latin inscription on a stone inside the Colosseum in Rome, Italy
Latin inscription on a stone inside the Colosseum in Rome, Italy
The Lapis Niger, probably the oldest extant Latin inscription, from Rome, c. 600 BC during the semi-legendary Roman Kingdom
The Lapis Niger, probably the oldest extant Latin inscription, from Rome, c. 600 BC during the semi-legendary Roman Kingdom
The Latin Malmesbury Bible from 1407
The Latin Malmesbury Bible from 1407
The signs at Wallsend Metro station are in English and Latin, as a tribute to Wallsend's role as one of the outposts of the Roman Empire, as the easte
The signs at Wallsend Metro station are in English and Latin, as a tribute to Wallsend's role as one of the outposts of the Roman Empire, as the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall (hence the name) at Segedunum.