一个唐代开元时期官员的仕宦之路——《沈从道墓志》考释

The Career of an Official in the Kaiyuan Period in the Tang Dynasty:An Analysis of Shen Congdao’s Epitaph

吴兴沈氏是魏晋南北朝隋唐时期著名的士族,其家族在北朝晚期由南入北后,逐渐重视文化和儒学。《沈从道墓志》的出土,为我们研究沈氏家族的变迁提供了新的材料。研究沈从道墓志,不仅得以大致了解其家族情况和仕宦历程,对于研究唐代科举、士族等问题也有重要参考价值。

The Family-Shen,in Wu Xing,was famous and strong during the Wei,Jin,North and South Dynasties,Sui and Tang dynasties.The family gradually attached importance to culture and Confucianism after entering the North from the South in the late Northern Dynasty.The unearthing of Shen Congdao’s Epitaph had provided us with new materials for the study of related issues.Through the study of Shen Congdao’s Epitaph,we can not only roughly understand his family situation,but also explain his career of official.Moreover,it is of positive significance for the study of the imperial examinations and the scholarly clan in the Tang Dynasty.