I am, as ever, immensely grateful to Duncan MacRae, @carlosfnorena.bsky.social, Lisa Pieraccini, and Erich Gruen, as well as to Myles Lavan and the anonymous reviewers of the JRS, for their generous feedback and generative critiques. Any errors are my own.

I began this research project back in the summer of 2020, when it was unclear when I would regain full access to an academic library, much less visit the tomb. I therefore feel particularly lucky to be able to share the final product from my temporary home here in Rome.

In the article, I examine the famous Scipionic epitaphs in their original context to position the tomb as a site for relational engagement with the past, where family history was articulated through an ongoing dialogue with the dead.

Thank you so much, Seth! Your work on historical culture has been so important to my engagement with the tomb, and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to discuss it with you last year.

Thank you so much, Carlos!

Thank you so much!