Inscription Database
Epitaph from Deva – Chester (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069829
(Last Updates: 2019-05-20, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| D(is) M(anibus) | D M |
| Etacontio | ETACONTIO |
| liberto bene | LIBERTO BENE |
| merenti G(aius) Asu- | MERENTI G ASV |
| rius Forti[s] patr- | RIVS FORTI[ ] PATR |
| onus eius posuit | ONVS EIVS POSVIT |
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
- EphEp 9, p. 553 n. 1103.
- RIB 0559; 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:
altar
material:
Gesteine
height:
76 cm
width:
58 cm
depth:
40 cm
People
Person 1
Name:
Etacontio
Cognomen:
Etacontius
gender:
male
Status:
freedmen / freedwomen
Person 2
Name:
G. Asurius Forti[s]
Praenomen:
C.
Nomen:
Asurius
Cognomen:
Fortis+
gender:
male
Status:
decurial order, higher local offices
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD069829
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-05-20 by Cowey
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