Inscription Database

Epitaph from Tomi – Constanţa (Moesia inferior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD012588 (Last Updates: 2014-10-13, Feraudi)

Transcription Majuscle
In huc(!) tumulu- IN HVC TVMVLV
m(!) est positus M EST POSITVS
Terentius TERENTIVS
filius Gaio- FILIVS GAIO
n(a?)e annor(um) vigin- NE ANNOR VIGIN
ti cinque(!) mil- TI CINQVE MIL
itans inter sa- ITANS INTER SA
gittar(io)s iunio- GITTARS IVNIO
res RES
Chronological Data:
351 AD – 500 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1976, 0617.
  • E. Popescu, Inscripţiile greceşti şi latine din secolele IV-XIII descoperite în România (Bucureşti 1976) 65-66, Nr. 30; fig. 30. - AE 1976.
  • M. Teoderescu, BCM 7, 1914, 189-192; fig. 25. - AE 1976.
  • I. Barnea, Les monuments paléochrétiens de Roumanie (Città del Vaticano 1977) 56, Nr. 23; Fig. 11, 23.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Romania
ancient find spot:
Tomi
modern find spot:
Constanţa
find spot:
modern region:
Constanța
year of find:
1913
present location:
Bucureşti, Muz. Naţ. Ist. Rom.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
stele
material:
Marmor
height:
175 cm
width:
34 cm
depth:
18 cm
letter size:
2.5-3 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
Judaism / Christianity

Commentary

 
Die Buchstaben S und E sind paläographisch in der Form eines eckigen C (Sigma) bzw. eines ε (Epsilon) dargestellt.

People

Person 1
Name:
Terentius filius Gaione
Cognomen:
Terentius
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
Person 2
Name:
Gaione
Cognomen:
Gaiona+?
gender:
female

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD012588
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2014-10-13 by Feraudi
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