Inscription Database
Epitaph from Deva – Chester (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069783
(Last Updates: 2019-05-20, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| [D(is)] M(anibus) | [ ] M |
| [---]sarco | [ ]SARCO |
| [--- leg(ionis)] XX V(aleriae) v(ictricis) | [ ] XX V V |
| [|(centuria) ---]mi | [ ]MI |
| [---] | [ ] |
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
- EphEp 9, p. 545 n. 1069.
- RIB 0513; Zeichnung.
- M. Henig, Roman sculpture from the North West Midlands CSIR Great Britain 1, 9 (Oxford 2004) 15, Nr. 41; Pl. 17, 41.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Deva
modern find spot:
Chester
find spot:
modern region:
Cheshire
year of find:
1891
present location:
Chester, Grosvenor Mus.
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
stele
material:
Sandstein
height:
(100) cm
width:
(63) cm
depth:
17 cm
Historical relevant data
military:
present
People
Person 1
Name:
[---]sarco
Cognomen:
[---]sarco
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
Person 2
Name:
[---]mi
Cognomen:
[---]mus
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD069783
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-05-20 by Cowey
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