Inscription Database

Epitaph from Deva – Chester (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069751 (Last Updates: 2019-05-20, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
G(aio) Valerio G VALERIO
Crispo CRISPO
vet(e)rano VETRANO
ex leg(ione) II EX LEG II
ad(iutrice) pia AD PIA
[fideli] [ ]
Chronological Data:
78 AD – 84 AD
Literature:
  • EphEp 9, p. 540 n. 1051.
  • RIB 0478; Zeichnung.
  • M. Henig, Roman sculpture from the North West Midlands CSIR Great Britain 1, 9 (Oxford 2004) 10-11, Nr. 25; Pl. 13, 25.

IIIF Manifest

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:
(55) cm
width:
63 cm
depth:
29 cm

Historical relevant data

military:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
G. Valerio Crispo
Praenomen:
C.
Nomen:
Valerius
Cognomen:
Crispus
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel

General Data

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