Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Vercovicium – Housesteads (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070760 (Last Updates: 2017-02-20, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
I(ovi) O(ptimo) M(aximo) I O M
et Numinibus Aug(ustorum) ET NVMINIBVS AVG
coh(ors) I Tungr[orum] COH I TVNGR[ ]
cu[i] prae(e)st Q(uintus) Iulius CV[ ] PRAEST Q IVLIVS
[---]sus praef(ectus) [ ]SVS PRAEF
v(otum) [s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)] V [ ]
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 00639. (B)
  • RIB 1585; Zeichnungen.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 17, Nr. 41; Pl. 11, 41.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Vercovicium
modern find spot:
Housesteads
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
before 1725
present location:
Newcastle upon Tyne, Great North Museum, Hancock

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
114 cm
width:
54 cm
depth:
45 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities
military:
present
geography:
present

Commentary

 
(B): Zu den Leseabweichungen s. RIB 1585.

People

Person 1
Name:
Q. Iulius [---]sus
Praenomen:
Q.
Nomen:
Iulius
Cognomen:
[---]sus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070760
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2017-02-20 by Cowey
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