Library
Since the CIL’s founding in the 19th century, its library has continuously expanded. Today, it holds around 15,000 systematically arranged volumes—mainly editions of Latin inscriptions from all parts of the Roman Empire. Additionally, the library provides introductions to Latin epigraphy, as well as monographs concerning epigraphic research on more general classical questions. Beyond this specific area, there are archaeological and historical works on the geographical areas for which inscription editions are being compiled or edited at the research centre.
Key references such as the Thesaurus linguae Latinae and Pauly's Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft are available in the CIL's library, as are relevant periodicals such as L'Année épigraphique, Notizie degli scavi di antichità, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, Epigraphica, Chiron, and Bullettino della Commissione Archeologica Comunale di Roma.
The collection also includes a collection of offprints and thematic excerpts dating back into the 19th century.
The CIL’s library can be searched via the OPAC of the library of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Volumes with the shelf marks “Standort: B4/556/CIL” or “Signatur: xxx=St: CIL” can be found in the library of the CIL.
Contact: Dipl.-Hist. Marcus Dohnicht