Inscription Database
Epitaph from Vesontio (Civitas Sequanorum) – Besançon (Germania superior)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD080637
(Last Updates: 2019-09-12, Osnabrügge)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| D(is) M(anibus) | D M |
| Epichari | EPICHARI |
| [---]XI(?)[---]II(?) [v]- | [ ]XI[ ]II [ ] |
| ix{s}(it) ann(os) | IXS ANN |
| XLIII m(enses) V d(ies) VII | XLIII M V D VII |
| Martialis Aug(usti) | MARTIALIS AVG |
| n(ostri) vern(a) ex | N VERN EX |
| disp(ensatore) | DISP |
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
- CIL 13, 05385.
- L. Joan, Le Doubs et le territoire de Belfort, Carte archéologique de la Gaule 25 et 90 (Paris 2003) 242.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
France
ancient find spot:
Vesontio (Civitas Sequanorum)
modern find spot:
Besançon
find spot:
modern region:
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
year of find:
before 1745
present location:
Besançon, Mus. des Beaux Arts et d'Arch.
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
stele?
material:
Kalkstein
decoration:
present
Palaeography
Palaeography:
chiselled (with remnants of paint)
punctuation:
hederae
Commentary
Reste von roter Farbe in den Buchstaben. Hedera als Abschluss der Inschrift.
People
Person 1
Name:
Epichari
Cognomen:
Epicharus
gender:
male
Age: Years:
43
Age: Months:
5
Age: Days:
7
Person 2
Name:
Martialis
Cognomen:
Martialis
gender:
male
Status:
slaves
Beruf:
present
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD080637
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-09-12 by Osnabrügge
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