Project

Nationalisms and emerging ideologies, migration of peoples, major cultural and political upheavals: Late Antiquity is undoubtedly an age of great change, which shaped European culture in the following centuries. Supported by the NextGenerationEU program, the project will provide the first Latin digital glossary focused on the historical transition of Late Antiquity. As a scientific resource, the glossary will be built on the basis of lexicographic work carried out on a selection of Latin texts in prose and poetry from the period between the 3rd and 7th centuries AD. These texts hold significant literary value as they encapsulate the essence of the Late Antique transition, interpreting its complexities, and introducing or redefining expressions and imagery that have since permeated our lexicon and cultural ethos. As part of its public engagement mission, the project LaLaLexiT includes a podcast and dissemination activities.

Digital glossary and archives

Events

2025

Previous events

Dissemination

“Est modus in verbis! Studying the Latin Lexicon”
PCTO (Paths for Transversal Skills and Orientation) project

Why is the lexicon important? When we say "Latin," what do we mean? Which Latin are we referring to? There is the Latin of the oldest inscriptions, the Latin of Virgil, the Latin of Isidore of Seville, the Latin of doctors and lawyers, and even that of the Church. How many lives does a word have?
This project focuses on the lexicon as a fundamental tool for approaching the Latin language and understanding its diachronic evolution. It aims to enhance participants' awareness of the linguistic and cultural developments of Latin words and expressions in Italian.

Team

Scientific International Advisory Board

• Prof. Donato De Gianni, University of Cagliari
• Prof. Massimo Gioseffi [ITA], University of Milan
• Dr. Roberta Marchionni [DEU], Thesaurus Linguae Latinae
• Prof. David Paniagua Aguilar [ESP], Universidad de Salamanca