Epigraphy
Read what was carved in stone thousands of years ago.
~$58Cost to start
SteepDifficulty
1–3 hrTime / session
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The path15 quests
ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$8
- Get into a free inscription database
- Get an introductory textbook
Then the quests
- Read the date off an inscription in Roman numerals
- Read a simple Roman inscription with a guide
- Find a real inscription in a museum
Same shape of evening, different thing to hold at the end. Or follow a tag sideways.
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