Attilio Degrassi (

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, 21 June 1887 –

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, 1 June 1969) was an archeologist and pioneering

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scholar of

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. Degrassi taught at the university of

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where he trained, among others, the epigraphist Silvio Panciera, currently on the faculty of the University of Rome "La Sapienza". As an epigraphist Degrassi was extremely influential, not only in collecting and publishing inscriptions, but also in defining the discipline and training some of those who would become its leading practitioners. He was elected an International Member of the

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in 1958.

''ILLRP''

Especially influential was Degrassi's work ''Inscriptiones latinae liberae rei publicae'' (abbreviated ''ILLRP''), a collection of Latin inscriptions from the

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that appeared between 1957 and 1963 in two volumes. ''ILLRP'' "largely replaced" the first volume of the ''

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'' and was accessible to scholars and students alike. The ''ILLRP'' is frequently referenced for the '' fasti consulares''. A review of the work in the journal ''

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'' praised the quality of Degrassi's editing and the importance of the collection.S. Irvin Oost, ''Classical Philology'' 60, No. 1, Jan., 1965, p. 79.

Works

#''Inscriptiones Italiae'' (1937–1963) #''I fasti consolari dell'impero romano dal 30 avanti Cristo al 613 dopo Cristo'' (1952). #''Fasti Capitolini'' (1954). #''Il confine nord-orientale dell'Italia romana : ricerche storico-topografiche'' (1954). #''Quattuorviri in colonie romane e in municipi retti da duoviri'' (1957). #''Inscriptiones latinae liberae rei publicae'' (1957–1963). #''Scritti vari di antichità, raccolti da amici e allievi nel 75° compleanno dell'autore'' (1962). #''Inscriptiones Latinae liberae rei publicae: imagines. Consilio et auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum'' (1965)
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#''Epigrafia latina. Con un'appendice bibliografica di Attilio Degrassi'' (1968). #'' Epigrafia: actes du Colloque international d'épigraphie latine en mémoire de Attilio Degrassi'' (1988).

Notes

Sources

* Franco Sartori. "Attilio Degrassi (1887-1969)," in ''Praelectiones Patavinae'' (1972) 75–87. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Degrassi, Attilio Italian classical scholars Members of the Lincean Academy 1887 births 1969 deaths Latin epigraphers Corresponding fellows of the British Academy International members of the American Philosophical Society