Inscription Database

Epitaph from Eburacum – York (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069942 (Last Updates: 2016-12-30, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
[G(aio) ---]o G(ai) fil(io) [ ]O G FIL
[Cl(audia) ---] [N]ovaria [ ] [ ]OVARIA
[--- leg(ionis) I]X Hisp(anae) here- [ ]X HISP HERE
[des et lib(erti)] patrono [ ] PATRONO
[bene mer]enti fecerunt [ ]ENTI FECERVNT
Chronological Data:
71 AD – 122 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 00244.
  • RIB 0680; Zeichnung.
  • S.R. Tufi, Yorkshire, CSIR Great Britain 1, 3 (Oxford 1983) 43-44, Nr. 66; Pl. 20, 66.

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:
1852
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:
79 cm
width:
(75) cm
depth:
24 cm
letter size:
6.8-4.9 cm

Historical relevant data

military:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
[G. ---]o G.fil. [Cl. --- N]ovaria
Praenomen:
C.+
Nomen:
[---]us
Cognomen:
[---]
Tribus:
Claudia
Origo:
Novaria+
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel

General Data

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