# Show HN: I am building a map of people who lived in the Roman Empire

> Source: <https://new.roman-names.com/>
> Published: 2026-06-10 19:28:49+00:00

Roman Name Attestations

~250,000 inscriptions from across the Roman Empire, enriched with AI-extracted name data

This map visualises inscriptions from the [Epigraphic Database Clauss-Slaby (EDCS)](https://db.edcs.eu) that record personal names. For each inscription an AI pipeline attempts to identify individuals and extract their *praenomen*, *nomen*, *cognomen*, status, and gender.

Zoom in to explore individual inscriptions. Click any marker to see the people recorded on it, the inscription text, and (where available) a translation and summary. Use the search bar and filters to narrow down what you see.

Prefer to search by name, province, or date? Use the [ Search / Browse](/search) interface to query the database directly, filter results, and export data as CSV or JSON.

Name extraction is roughly 80–85% accurate. Errors are inevitable — if you spot a mistake, use the *Flag this entry* button in the detail panel to report it.

Inscription data: [EDCS](https://db.edcs.eu) · Cross-references: [LIRE](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8431452), [EDH](https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/), [Trismegistos](https://www.trismegistos.org/) · Map tiles: [DARE](https://dh.gu.se/dare/)

Derived data released under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See [full attribution](/attribution).