1870s–1880s Location disputed, alleged to be the Bernardini tomb, Palestrina, Italy
Discovered by
Unknown, announced by Wolfgang Helbig in 1887
Present location
Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography, Rome, Italy
Culture
Etruscan civilization, orientalizing period
The Praeneste fibula (the "brooch of Palestrina") is a golden fibula or brooch, today housed in the Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography in Rome. The fibula bears an inscription in Old Latin, claiming craftsmanship by one Manios and ownership by one Numazios. At the time of its discovery in the late nineteenth century, it was accepted as the earliest known specimen of the Latin language. The authenticity of the inscription has since been disputed, repeatedly rejected[1][2] and affirmed, with one assertion of antiquity dating to the first half of the seventh century BC.[3]
^Conway, Robert Seymour (1897). The Italic Dialects: edited with a grammar and glossary. Vol. I. Cambridge (England): University Press. pp. 311–2.
^Hoving, Thomas (1996). False Impressions. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-684-81134-5.
^Maras, Daniele F. (Winter 2012). "Scientists declare the Fibula Praenestina and its inscription to be genuine 'beyond any reasonable doubt'". Etruscan News. 14.
The Praenestefibula (the "brooch of Palestrina") is a golden fibula or brooch, today housed in the Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography...
differences. The earliest known specimen of Latin seems to be on the Praenestefibula. An analysis done in 2011 declared it to be genuine "beyond any reasonable...
Palestrina (ancient Praeneste; Ancient Greek: Πραίνεστος, Prainestos) is a modern Italian city and comune (municipality) with a population of about 22...
of medial f, which Latin changed to b (FHEFHAKED /fefaked/ in the Praenestefibula may be Proto-Latino-Faliscan); The palatalization of d followed by...
Peter. She has also engaged in discussions on the authenticity of the Praenestefibula, arguing that its inscription is a forgery. She was one of the top...
that era. Occasionally, Latin has been written in other scripts: The Praenestefibula is a 7th-century BC pin with an Old Latin inscription written using...
second-most important riddle of the game. 600 4 6 WHEN AL-MAR ALLIES TO PRAENESTEFIBULA, DARKNESS SHINE BDI,J. DF,F. CFD. BJ. HJ. EA,B. BC. E. DC,B. CDI,B...
perhaps the oldest in existence if not the Duenos inscription or the Praenestefibula. A U-shaped altar, of which only the base still survives, was added...
including in Turin in 1880 and at Rome in 1883. Archeology article about Praenestefibula and association with F. Martinetti. istituto Matteucci biography. Dizionario...
Elche — a stone bust believed to have been carved by the Iberians Praenestefibula — a golden brooch bearing an inscription in Old Latin Charles Dawson...
Gardens of Sallust, or it may even be a forgery. Archeology article on PraenesteFibula, another highly contested piece sold by Martinetti and Helbig. Media...
ethnographic collection of Athanasius Kircher. The museum also conserves the Praenestefibula, the oldest known inscription in the Latin language.[citation needed]...
Copenhagen. In 1887, he presented the for some time controversial Praenestefibula. In 1892, he published the first edition of "Führer durch die öffentlichen...
Mother and for the Daughter: Some thoughts on dedications from Etruria and Praeneste. pp. 351–370. ISBN 9780876615331. Bonfante, Larissa; Swaddling, Judith...
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