Oscan in Pompeii

[Ludovicus]

Now that the "first Pompeii" seems to be Samnite , not Etruscan, do we need to review our study of graffiti from the ancient city? Not a few show non-classical spellings. Do they hint at the Samnite dialect of Oscan? Has this been considered yet?

 

 

(ANSA) - Rome, February 1 - The origins of the famed buried city of Pompeii have emerged from years of excavations, an international conference in Rome was told Thursday.

 

The first Pompeii was not built by the Romans or even by the Greeks who preceded them, but by an ancient people called the Samnites, Pompeii heritage Superintendent Piero Guzzo told a packed audience of archaeologists and scholars.

 

http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/en...1_10134893.html

 

On Oscan:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscan

Edited February 8, 2007 by Ludovicus