Inscription Database

Epitaph from Deva – Chester (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069756 (Last Updates: 2019-05-20, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
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leg(ionis) II ad(iutricis) p(iae) f(idelis) LEG II AD P F
|(centuria) Meti Ferocis | METI FEROCIS
annor(um) XXXI ANNOR XXXI
stipendiorum STIPENDIORVM
XIII heres XIII HERES
faci[endum] curavit FACI[ ] CVRAVIT
Chronological Data:
78 AD – 84 AD
Literature:
  • EphEp 9, p. 541 n. 1056.
  • RIB 0483; Zeichnung.
  • M. Henig, Roman sculpture from the North West Midlands CSIR Great Britain 1, 9 (Oxford 2004) 11, Nr. 27; Pl. 13, 27.

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:
(125) cm
width:
74 cm
depth:
23 cm

Historical relevant data

military:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
[---]
Praenomen:
[-]
Nomen:
[---]
Cognomen:
[---]
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
Age: Years:
31
Person 2
Name:
Meti Ferocis
Nomen:
Metius
Cognomen:
Ferox
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel

General Data

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