Emperors vs ToposText

A complete listing of inscription titles for every Roman emperor from Augustus to Galerius. Look up the name of an emperor (either his official inscription name or his common name) and then see a full list of his titles and the dates. You can also tap a button to open the emperor's biography on Wikipedia! The app also includes a guide, written by a member of the University of Rochester Classics Department, to help you interpret the dates. This app is a must-have for anyone interested in ancient Rome, from a tourist visiting the Roman Forum to a classicist writing their next book!

A project of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation A new way of experiencing Europe’s most ancient literary culture, implanted in its unforgettable landscape. ToposText is a new interface that links readers and travelers to Europe’s most ancient literary culture and to the Greek landscape that inspired it. TT presents 5000 places relevant to the ancient Greek world -- ancient cities and shrines, medieval castles and towers, modern museums and excavation sites -- primarily in Greece but including major places from Spain to the Caucasus. It links those places to the ancient authors who wrote about them in Greek or Latin. A large classical library married to an up-to-date gazetteer, freely available as a mobile application or this web site. Education / Reference Tool: - Accurate coordinates for thousands of Greek historical sites - Each site indexed to the ancient literary sources that mention it. - A huge, free, portable library of classical texts in English - Texts and places stored on-device – no internet access necessary. - Location-aware display of site information. - Recent archaeological information on many sites.