Inscription Database
Epitaph from Vesontio (Civitas Sequanorum) – Besançon (Germania superior)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD080649
(Last Updates: 2019-09-13, Osnabrügge)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| ------]I[---] | ]I[ ] |
| [---]II Silvester | [ ]II SILVESTER |
| episcop(us) | EPISCOP |
| qui vixit in pace | QVI VIXIT IN PACE |
| ann(os) XXXXVII et | ANN XXXXVII ET |
| mansit in episc(opatu) | MANSIT IN EPISC |
| ann(os) XXII Fl(avius) | ANN XXII FL |
| [------ | [ |
Chronological Data:
583 AD
583 AD
Literature:
- CIL 13, 05407.
- ILCV 1080. (B)
- E.F. Le Blant, Inscriptions chrétiennes de la Gaule antérieures au VIIIe siècle 2 (Paris 1856) 572-576, Nr. 680. (B)
- L. Joan, Le Doubs et le territoire de Belfort, Carte archéologique de la Gaule 25 et 90 (Paris 2003) 255; fig. 234. (B)
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:
1730
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:
slab
material:
Porphyr
Historical relevant data
religion:
cult functions, Jewish/Christian
Commentary
(B): ILCV; Le Blant; Joan: kleinere Abweichungen in Lesung/Ergänzung. Datierung: Todeszeitpunkt des Bischofs Silvester.
People
Person 1
Name:
Silvester
Cognomen:
Silvester
gender:
male
Beruf:
present
Age: Years:
47
Person 2
Name:
Fl. [---]
Nomen:
Flavius*
Cognomen:
[---]
gender:
male
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD080649
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-09-13 by Osnabrügge
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