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This research aims to explore the application of graph-based models in prosopographical datasets using Romans 1by1 as a case study.

March 22, 2026Open Access

Graph based modelling of prosopographical datasets. Case study: Romans 1by1

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This research aims to explore the application of graph-based models in prosopographical datasets using Romans 1by1 as a case study.
Analysis of the Romans 1by1 digital-born prosopography
Examination of the process to transform relational data into graph database format
Integration of techniques from computer science
Demonstrated the potential of graph databases to enhance the study of classical inscriptions
Provided a framework for making prosopographical data more accessible to the academic community

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In this paper, we present and discuss a promising research avenue, that is the use of graph-based models and software for prosopographical data sets. Our case study will be constituted by Romans 1by1 (http://romans1by1.com/), a digital-born prosopography focusing on people attested in classical era inscriptions; it presently hosts approximately 18,000 open access persons files. The project aimed at employing new techniques and methodologies that come from other fields (i.e. computer science), in order to approach the study of ancient population in an innovative way, to ease the research, and to create an open-access tool, available for the academic community. In the scope of this paper, we use Romans1by1 as an example to explore the perspectives of ingesting the information from a prosopographical relational database into a graph database.

Graph based modelling of prosopographical datasets. Case study: Romans 1by1

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