Inscription Database
Epitaph from Viroconium – Wroxeter (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069592
(Last Updates: 2020-03-10, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| M(arcus) Petronius | M PETRONIVS |
| L(uci) f(ilius) Men(enia) | L F MEN |
| Vic(etia) ann(orum) | VIC ANN |
| XXXVIII | XXXVIII |
| mil(es) leg(ionis) | MIL LEG |
| XIIII Gem(inae) | XIIII GEM |
| militavit | MILITAVIT |
| ann(os) XVIII | ANN XVIII |
| sign(ifer) fuit | SIGN FVIT |
| h(ic) s(itus) e(st) | H S E |
Chronological Data:
51 AD – 66 AD
51 AD – 66 AD
Literature:
- CIL 07, 00155.
- RIB 0294; Zeichnung.
- M. Henig, Roman sculpture from the North West Midlands CSIR Great Britain 1, 9 (Oxford 2004) 48-49, Nr. 149; Pl. 41, 149.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Viroconium
modern find spot:
Wroxeter
find spot:
modern region:
Shropshire
year of find:
1752
present location:
Shrewsbury, Mus. and Art Gall.
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
stele
material:
Sandstein
height:
170 cm
width:
57 cm
depth:
18 cm
decoration:
present
Historical relevant data
military:
present
geography:
present
People
Person 1
Name:
M. Petronius L.f. Men. Vic.
Praenomen:
M.
Nomen:
Petronius
Tribus:
MEN*
Origo:
Vicetia*
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
Age: Years:
38
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD069592
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2020-03-10 by Cowey
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