Ancient Profiles Exploited
Ancient Profiles Exploited

First Results of Named Entity Recognition applied to Latin Inscriptions

Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the extraction of all personal names on toponyms from Latin inscriptions with the help of Named Entity Recognition [NER] by Trismegistos (www.trismegistos.org). It starts with a brief history, discussing the method and how it was applied to theGreek documentary papyri. The second section explains how the procedure was adapted to enhance performance and, most importantly, to accommodate Roman nomenclature. Finally, a short case study of the name Spurius and the designation spuri filius presents some preliminary results and illustrates the possibilities this new corpus of names opens up for research.

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