Inscription Database

Epitaph from Deva – Chester (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069809 (Last Updates: 2019-05-20, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
D(is) [M(anibus)] D [ ]
G(aius) Valeri[us ---] G VALERI[ ]
mil(es) l[eg(ionis) ---] MIL L[ ]
|(centuria) Postu[mi---] | POSTV[ ]
Galeri[a ---] GALERI[ ]
an[n(orum) ---] AN[ ]
st(i)pen[d(iorum) ---] STPEN[ ]
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • EphEp 9, p. 549 n. 1088.
  • RIB 0539; Zeichnung.

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:
Gesteine
height:
(73) cm
width:
(50) cm

Historical relevant data

military:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
G. Valeri[us ---]
Praenomen:
C.
Nomen:
Valerius+
Cognomen:
[---]
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
Person 2
Name:
Postu[mi ---] Galeri[a ---]
Nomen:
Postumius+
Tribus:
Galeria
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel

General Data

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