Abstract:

This article aims to study the epigraphic programs of public buildings in Tarraco during the Early Roman period. It focuses on epigraphic support and, in particular, stones on which the inscriptions are made. The goal is to assess the role that Luni-Carrara marble played as raw material as opposed to other ornamental stones, both local and imported. As a result, this material is shown to have served as a socio-economic indicator, since it was used for the elaboration of inscriptions associated with the most privileged individuals in the most important public spaces and buildings in the capital of the province Hispania citerior.