Inscription Database

Epitaph from Deva – Chester (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069780 (Last Updates: 2019-05-20, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
[Dis M]an[i]b(us) [ ]AN[ ]B
[---]stus [ ]STVS
[---]g(- - -)sig(nifer) [ ]GSIG
[leg(ionis) XX] V(aleriae) v(ictricis) sti(pendiorum) [ ] V V STI
[---] annor(um) [ ] ANNOR
[---] h(eres) c(uravit) [ ] H C
Chronological Data:
83 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • RIB 0510; Zeichnung.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Deva
modern find spot:
Chester
find spot:
modern region:
Cheshire
year of find:
1933
present location:
Chester, Grosvenor Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Schiefer
height:
(86) cm
width:
(71) cm

Historical relevant data

military:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
[---]stus
Cognomen:
[---]stus
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel

General Data

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