Questions tagged [boustrophedon]
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Origins and point of boustrophedon
I'm a complete tiro in Latin and Greek, and very puzzled by the phenomenon of boustrophedon. Most languages are written left to right, or right to left, but to combine both in the same sentence seems ...
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Are there any complete Latin inscriptions written in boustrophedon?
The Wikipedia entry for Lapis Niger mentions that the inscription was written in boustrophedon, alternating reading direction between every line.
This inscription is far from complete.
Are there Latin ...
