THE EPIGRAPHIC ROMAN HABIT AT THE CONVENTUS LUCENSIS

Abstract

The inscriptions of the conventus Lucensis show a very irregular geographic distribution, with an important concentration in the city of Lucus Augusti and very significant gaps in the northeastearn and northern regions; the lack of testimonies in the space between the rivers Eo and Navia is also noteworthy. The biggest part of the inscriptions are made of granite and the most common type is the votive altar. We don’t have any record of the existence of epigraphic officinae but the monuments respect styles and trends known in other regions. This absence of officinae was probably the cause of a high degree of epigraphic creativity, especially regarding the figurative representations.