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 |
| [[[---]]] | [[[ ]]] |
| [[[---]]] | [[[ ]]] |
| [[[---]]] | [[[ ]]] |
| 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
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
HD-Nr:
HD069756
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-05-20 by Cowey
See Also:
