Inscription Database

Epitaph from Deva – Chester (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069783 (Last Updates: 2019-05-20, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
[D(is)] M(anibus) [ ] M
[---]sarco [ ]SARCO
[--- leg(ionis)] XX V(aleriae) v(ictricis) [ ] XX V V
[|(centuria) ---]mi [ ]MI
[---] [ ]
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • EphEp 9, p. 545 n. 1069.
  • RIB 0513; Zeichnung.
  • M. Henig, Roman sculpture from the North West Midlands CSIR Great Britain 1, 9 (Oxford 2004) 15, Nr. 41; Pl. 17, 41.

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:
(100) cm
width:
(63) cm
depth:
17 cm

Historical relevant data

military:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
[---]sarco
Cognomen:
[---]sarco
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
Person 2
Name:
[---]mi
Cognomen:
[---]mus
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel

General Data

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