Show HN: I am building a map of people who lived in the Roman Empire
3 days ago
- #Roman Epigraphy
- #AI Data Extraction
- #Historical Inscriptions
- Visualization of ~250,000 Roman inscriptions from the Epigraphic Database Clauss-Slaby (EDCS) across the Roman Empire.
- AI pipeline extracts personal names, including praenomen, nomen, cognomen, status, and gender, with ~80-85% accuracy.
- Interactive map allows zooming and clicking markers to view inscription details, text, translations, and summaries.
- Search and filter functionalities available on the map, plus a separate Search/Browse interface for direct database queries.
- Data export options include CSV and JSON; derived data released under CC BY 4.0 with cross-references to other databases.