This is a full new edition of the Latin papyri from Dura Europos, which provide a wealth of material for several branches of Classical scholarship. They are a priceless source for palaeographers investigating the history of Latin writing, inasmuch as they represent a real archive containing documents produced by scribes who were presumably competent in both Latin and Greek. Historians of the Roman Empire and Roman army are offered a glance inside the everyday life of a Roman camp built within a Hellenized town of Semitic origin with a flourishing Jewish community. The papyri also provide glimpses into spoken Latin and substandard varieties, and the Latin texts survive alongside written samples of eight other languages (Greek, Palmyrenean, Hatrean, Syriac, Parthian and Pehlevi, Hebrew and Safaitic). The editions are accompanied by translations and notes, while the volume also includes a substantial introduction, appendix, and thorough commentary on the Feriale Duranum.

‘This volume is a magnificent work not only of scholarship but also of art, with the numerous pictures of the papyri it provides. The content of the book is vast in scope and thorough, and is in fact richer than the title implies, given the eventual inclusion of P.Dura 54 alongside many new fragments. This volume is a must for any university library, and a useful addition to the book collection of any enthusiast of the period and especially of the Roman army …’

Haggai Olshanetsky Source: Scripta Classica Israelica