Il Cippo del Foro

The Cippus of the Forum is reviewed in a new light thanks to the results of laser scanning commissioned by the Soprintendenza di Roma. A synergistic approach to the inscription, with the use of autopsies of the original and reproductions and digital image analysis, has made it possible to discard some old hypotheses and suggest new heuristic paths. An Appendix on Latin inscriptions from the seventh and sixth centuries BCE completes the work.