Inscription Database

Epitaph from Deva – Chester (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069759 (Last Updates: 2019-05-20, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
L(ucius) Annius L(uci) f(ilius) L ANNIVS L F
Tro(mentina) Marcel(lus) TRO MARCEL
V[eiis ---] V[ ]
Chronological Data:
43 AD – 100 AD
Literature:
  • EphEp 7, p. 290 n. 885.
  • RIB 0487; Zeichnung.
  • M. Henig, Roman sculpture from the North West Midlands CSIR Great Britain 1, 9 (Oxford 2004) 11, Nr. 28; Pl. 14, 28.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Deva
modern find spot:
Chester
find spot:
modern region:
Cheshire
year of find:
1887
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:
(92) cm
width:
94 cm
depth:
21 cm
decoration:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
L. Annius L.f. Tro. Marcel. V[eiis]
Praenomen:
L.
Nomen:
Annius
Cognomen:
Marcellus*
Tribus:
Tromentina
Origo:
Veiis+
gender:
male

General Data

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