On Tuesday, July 4, Carlotta Caruso was interviewed by the program Fahrenheit on Rai Radio 3 about her book 101 Revealed Stories: The Inscriptions of the National Roman Museum Tell the Story of Rome, which was previously presented at the Museum on November 13, 2022.
The stories collected in this book come from the rich heritage of the National Roman Museum: real historical figures, imagined or possible stories, all drawn from the few words that the ancients chose to entrust to something meant to last a long time—ideally forever: an epigraph. Through storytelling, careful historical reconstruction, and a touch of imagination, these few words come alive again, regaining their power to communicate and narrate, allowing readers to connect with the ancient world and the people who inhabited it.
Born during the 2020 lockdown as part of the social media column #StoriedaMNR on the Museum’s channels, these stories reveal the fascination of epigraphs even to audiences outside the scholarly community.
The interview can be listened to here.
The full episode of the program is available here.