Lampas - Volume 56, Issue 4, 2023

Abstract Ever since its discovery in 1528, the Tabula Lugdunensis has regularly drawn the attention of scholars of Roman law. The focus of legal historical research on the tablet mostly concerns the content of both the request of the primores of Gaul and the senatus consultum which followed it. Central to this discussion are two passages from Tacitus’ Annales (11.23.1 and 11.25.1). On the basis of these texts, this article discus Read More

Abstract This article takes a discourse pragmatic approach to the Latin text of the Tabula Lugdunensis. The speech by the emperor Claudius from 48 CE is known for its syntactical complexities. By explaining Claudius’s Latin, I aim to illustrate that a discourse pragmatic approach is more fruitful than a strictly syntactical analysis. First, I discuss the outline of the speech, addressing the way in which both the organisation at the text Read More

Abstract Claudius’ plea to admit the Gallic nobility to the Roman senate is known not only from the Annals of Tacitus, but also from the Tabula Claudiana, a monumental bronze inscription found in Lyon in the 16th century at a site where archaeologists situate the most important sanctuary of Roman Gaul. This paper focuses on the physical form and spatial context in which it was displayed. It tries to demonstrate that the ins Read More

Abstract The discovery of the Tabula in Lyon in 1528 took place in an environment where there was already a keen interest in the material remains of Roman antiquity. After its discovery, the inscription was put on permanent display at the city hall of Lyon, and various researchers made transcripts which, initially, remained in manuscript. In the mid-1530s, in the context of the struggle between France and Habsburg, the T Read More