Inscription Database

Epitaph from Eburacum – York (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069941 (Last Updates: 2017-12-18, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
[D(is)] M(anibus) [ ] M
[---]lius [ ]LIVS
[-- fil(ius)] Cresces [ ] CRESCES
[---]a vet(eranus) [ ]A VET
leg(ionis) [VI] vic(tricis) LEG [ ] VIC
Ca[---] CA[ ]
Pri[---] PRI[ ]
et V[---] ET V[ ]
Chronological Data:
122 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 00259a. (B)
  • EphEp 3, p. 122 n. 79.
  • RIB 0679; Zeichnung.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Eburacum
modern find spot:
York
find spot:
modern region:
North Yorkshire
year of find:
before 1875
present location:
York, Yorkshire Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula?
material:
Sandstein
height:
(50) cm
width:
(38) cm

Historical relevant data

military:
present

Commentary

 
Die Inschrift besteht aus nicht 2 aneinanderpassenden Fragmenten. Die Masse von dem kleineren Fragment sind: Höhe: -30.5; Breite: -33. (B): Zu den leichten Leseabweichungen s. RIB 0679.

People

Person 1
Name:
[---]lius [-- fil.] Cresces
Cognomen:
Cresces
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel

General Data

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