Editing Iguvine Tablets (section)

==Date==
The study of the ''ductus'' (writing style), conducted by comparing the tablets with other inscriptions from the area of Central Italy, has allowed scholars to conclude that they date from no later than the end of the 3rd century for T. III and IV to the first half of the 1st century for the latest T. VI and VII.<ref>Adriano Maggiani in Aldo L. Prosdocimi ''Le Tavole Iguvine'' Firenze 1984. This may though be considered only a ''terminus post quem'' since a style of ''ductus'' may last in peripheral areas well after its inception and even well after its demise in culturally dominant areas has occurred. Prosdocimi above p. 153.</ref>