A long corridor of Roman and Greek inscriptions—epitaphs, milestones, decrees—mounted like a stone archive. It lets visitors ‘read’ everyday ancient life (names, trades, ranks, beliefs) through chiselled text, with atmospheric lighting and clear didactics.
Artworks in Lapidary Gallery
at the Vatican Museums
#70
Inscription of Adrastus
A Roman marble slab recording the name Adrastus and a brief text. Neat capital letters, careful spacing, and midline dots mark the words. What looks plain is a document of language, craft, and everyday Rome preserved in stone.
Primary epigraphic evidence for Roman names and formulae.
#71
Inscription of the Clivus Martis (Road Works Inscription)
A road-maintenance record for the Clivus Martis. In tidy Roman capitals it names the officials who ordered repairs and the stretch completed. Such plaques turned infrastructure into publicity: money spent, distance fixed, authority declared—Rome’s logistics written in stone.
Direct evidence of Roman road administration and public works.Last Minute Offers
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