The Ancient Greek Inscriptions Displayed At The British Museum Used To Record And Commemorate Events And Transactions Editorial Photo

The ancient Greek inscriptions displayed in Room 78 show how script engraved in stone was used to record and commemorate events and transactions.You can see examples of civic or official inscriptions such as laws, decrees, treaties and accounts of income and expenditure from public funds.In the private sphere inscriptions on gravestones served to commemorate the dead. Many bear poignant epitaphs of remembrance.