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Tiny Inscriptions: The Capitoline Tabula Iliaca

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Brent Nongbri

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about miniaturization in the ancient Roman world, especially as it applies to books. For instance, according to Pliny the Elder, “Cicero records that a parchment copy of Homer’s poem The Iliad was enclosed in a nutshell” … Continue reading →

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