Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Blatobulgium – Birrens (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD071239 (Last Updates: 2020-03-03, Cowey)

Transcription	Majuscle
Marti et Victo-	MARTI ET VICTO
riae Aug(usti) c(ives) Rae-	RIAE AVG C RAE
ti milit(antes) in coh(orte)	TI MILIT IN COH
II Tungr(orum) cui	II TVNGR CVI
praeest Silvius	PRAEEST SILVIVS
Auspex praef(ectus)	AVSPEX PRAEF
v(otum) s(olverunt) l(ibentes) m(erito)	V S L M

Chronological Data:
158 AD – 161 AD

Literature:

CIL 07, 01068.
ILS 2555.
RIB 2100; Zeichnung.
L.J.F. Keppie - B.J. Arnold, Scotland, CSIR Great Britain 1, 4 (Oxford 1984) 5, Nr. 7; Pl. 3, 7.

Find circumstances / present location

province:

Britannia

country:

United Kingdom

ancient find spot:

Blatobulgium

modern find spot:

Birrens

find spot:

modern region:

Dumfries

year of find:

before 1812

present location:

Edinburgh, Nat. Mus. of Scotland

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:

votive inscription

language:

Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:

altar

material:

Sandstein

height:

137 cm

width:

59 cm

depth:

34 cm

letter size:

5.5-5 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:

names of pagan deities

military:

present

geography:

present

People

Person 1

Name:

Silvius Auspex

Nomen:

Silvius

Cognomen:

Auspex

gender:

male

Status:

equestrian order

General Data

HD-Nr:

HD071239

Work Status:

checked with photo

Last Update:

2020-03-03 by Cowey

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