Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Vindolanda? – Chesterholm? (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD024964 (Last Updates: 2018-04-20, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
I(ovi) O(ptimo) M(aximo) I O M
coh(ors) IIII Gal(l)or(um) COH IIII GALOR
et Naevius Hilarus ET NAEVIVS HILARVS
praef(ectus) cur[am ag(ente)] PRAEF CVR[ ]
Firm[------ FIRM[
Chronological Data:
151 AD – 250 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1927, 0092.
  • M.V. Taylor - R.G. Collingwood, JRS 15, 1925, 249, Nr. 10. - AE 1927.
  • RIB 2062; Zeichnung.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 19, Nr. 47; Pl. 13, 47.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Vindolanda?
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
before 1848
present location:
Newcastle upon Tyne, Great North Museum, Hancock

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
(77) cm
width:
60 cm
depth:
33 cm
letter size:
4.3 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities
military:
present
geography:
present

Commentary

 
Genauerer Fundort unbekannt; im 19. Jh. in Newcastle upon Tyne (Pons Aelius), Old Castle, aufgefunden. Aufgrund der dedizierenden Kohorte wohl mit Vindolanda zu verbinden.

People

Person 1
Name:
Naevius Hilarus
Nomen:
Naevius
Cognomen:
Hilarus
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD024964
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2018-04-20 by Cowey
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