Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Magnae – Carvoran (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070954 (Last Updates: 2020-03-02, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Deae Suri- DEAE SVRI
ae sub Calp- AE SVB CALP
urnio Ag[r]- VRNIO AG[ ]
ico[la] leg(ato) Au[g(usti)] ICO[ ] LEG AV[ ]
pr(o) pr(aetore) Lic[in]ius PR PR LIC[ ]IVS
[C]lem[ens praef(ectus)] [ ]LEM[ ]
[co]h(ortis) I Ha[miorum] [ ]H I HA[ ]
Chronological Data:
161 AD – 163 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 00758.
  • RIB 1792; Zeichnungen.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 53-54, Nr. 134; Pl. 36, 134.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Magnae
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
before 1599
present location:
Cambridge, Mus. of Archaeology and Anthropology

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
81 cm
width:
44 cm
depth:
31 cm
letter size:
4.3-4.1 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

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

People

Person 1
Name:
Calpurnio Ag[r]ico[la]
Nomen:
Calpurnius
Cognomen:
Agricola+
gender:
male
Status:
senatorial order
Person 2
Name:
Lic[in]ius [C]lem[ens]
Nomen:
Licinius+
Cognomen:
Clemens+
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070954
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2020-03-02 by Cowey
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