Inscription Database

Epitaph from Colonia Iulia Augusta Philippensium (= Philippi) – Krenides (Macedonia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD046850 (Last Updates: 2012-01-09, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
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AMIANVS L(---) T(---) AMIANVS L T
Messianus fratri MESSIANVS FRATRI
bene mer(enti) BENE MER
Chronological Data:
1 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • P. Pilhofer, Philippi 2. Katalog der Inschriften von Philippi (Tübingen 2000) 114, Nr. 118.
  • P. Pilhofer, Philippi 2. Katalog der Inschriften von Philippi (2. Aufl. Tübingen 2009) 126-127, Nr. 118.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Greece
ancient find spot:
Colonia Iulia Augusta Philippensium (= Philippi)
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Anatolikí Makedonía, Thráki
present location:
Phílippoi, Arch. Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
height:
(70) cm
width:
170 cm
depth:
75 cm
letter size:
6 cm

Commentary

 
Zwischen dem A und dem I in Z. 1 ist das M nicht ganz sicher. Möglicherweise standen zwei Buchstaben dazwischen. Etwa L(uci) f(ilius) wäre vertretbar am Ende.

People

Person 1
Name:
Messianus
Cognomen:
Messianus
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD046850
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2012-01-09 by Cowey
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