Inscription Database

Epitaph from Aquincum – Budapest (Pannonia inferior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD019352 (Last Updates: 2017-06-07, Feraudi)

Transcription Majuscle
Memoriae Q(uinto) [Ael(io) Apoll]oni mil(iti) coh(ortis) |(miliariae) nov(a)e Suror(um) stip(endiorum) III MEMORIAE Q [ ]ONI MIL COH | NOVE SVROR STIP III
vix(it) ann(os) XX Aelia Marcia mater filio dulcissimo et Aelia VIX ANN XX AELIA MARCIA MATER FILIO DVLCISSIMO ET AELIA
Apollonia soror eius faciendum curaverunt APOLLONIA SOROR EIVS FACIENDVM CVRAVERVNT
lubrica quassa levis fragilis bona vel mala fallax LVBRICA QVASSA LEVIS FRAGILIS BONA VEL MALA FALLAX
vita data est homini non certo limite cretae VITA DATA EST HOMINI NON CERTO LIMITE CRETAE
per varios casus tenuato stamine pendes PER VARIOS CASVS TENVATO STAMINE PENDES
vivito mortalis dum{dum} dant tibi tempora Parc(a)e VIVITO MORTALIS DVMDVM DANT TIBI TEMPORA PARCE
seu te rura tenent urbes seu castra vel (a)equor SEV TE RVRA TENENT VRBES SEV CASTRA VEL EQVOR
flores ama Veneris Cereris bona munera carpe FLORES AMA VENERIS CERERIS BONA MVNERA CARPE
et Nysyi larga et pinguia dona Minervae ET NYSYI LARGA ET PINGVIA DONA MINERVAE
candida vita cole iustissima mente serenus CANDIDA VITA COLE IVSTISSIMA MENTE SERENVS
iam puer et iu(v)enis iam vir et fessus ab annis IAM PVER ET IVENIS IAM VIR ET FESSVS AB ANNIS
talis eris tumulo superumque oblitus honores TALIS ERIS TVMVLO SVPERVMQVE OBLITVS HONORES
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 250 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1947, 0031.
  • AE 1977, 0634.
  • AE 1953, 0125.
  • TitAq 0512; Foto.
  • A. Tamás, AErt 103, 1976, 203-206. - AE 1977.
  • CLEPann 038.
  • R. Egger, JŒAI 39, 1952, 145-150. - AE 1953.
  • I. Révay, AErt 4, 1943, 144-146; pl. 21, 2. - AE 1947.
  • B. Kuntić-Makvić, Latina et graeca 7, 1976, 57-58, Nr. 15; Zeichnung.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Hungary
ancient find spot:
Aquincum
modern find spot:
Budapest
find spot:
modern region:
Budapest
year of find:
1938
present location:
Budapest, Aquincumi Múz.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
sarcophagus
material:
Kalkstein
height:
87 cm
width:
234 cm
depth:
113 cm
letter size:
4-8 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

military:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
Inschriftträger: Arca (TitAq). Abmessungen: Kasten: s.o.; Deckel: 120 x (152) x 35. Textwiedergabe nach CLEPann.

People

Person 1
Name:
Q. [Ael. Apoll]oni
Praenomen:
Q.
Nomen:
Aelius+*
Cognomen:
Apollonius+
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
Age: Years:
20
Person 2
Name:
Aelia Marcia
Nomen:
Aelia
Cognomen:
Marcia
gender:
female
Person 3
Name:
Aelia Apollonia
Nomen:
Aelia
Cognomen:
Apollonia
gender:
female

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD019352
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2017-06-07 by Feraudi
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