Inscription Database

Epitaph from Deva – Chester (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069789 (Last Updates: 2019-05-20, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
D(is) M(anibus) D M
M(arco) Apronio M APRONIO
M(arci) f(ilio) Fabia M F FABIA
[--]ecio [ ]ECIO
[Bery]to [ ]TO
[---] [ ]
S[---] S[ ]
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • EphEp 7, p. 289 n. 882.
  • RIB 0519; Zeichnung.
  • M. Henig, Roman sculpture from the North West Midlands CSIR Great Britain 1, 9 (Oxford 2004) 9-10, Nr. 23; Pl. 12, 23.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Deva
modern find spot:
Chester
find spot:
modern region:
Cheshire
year of find:
before 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:
71 cm
width:
61 cm
depth:
56 cm

Commentary

 
Die Inschrift besteht aus 2 nicht aneinanderpassenden Fragmenten.

People

Person 1
Name:
M. Apronio M.f. Fabia [--]ecio [Bery]to
Praenomen:
M.
Nomen:
Apronius
Cognomen:
[--]ecio
Tribus:
Fabia
Origo:
Berytus+
gender:
male

General Data

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