Inscription Database

Epitaph from Tauromenium – Taormina (Sicilia, Melita)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD001245 (Last Updates: 1991-03-08, Krempl)

Transcription Majuscle
D(is) M(anibus) s(acrum) D M S
A(ulus) Larcius [---]- A LARCIVS [ ]
[---]anus vi[xit] [ ]ANVS VI[ ]
annis [---] ANNIS [ ]
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 250 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1982, 0421. (AC) A. Ferrua, Epigraphica 3, 1941, 265, Nr. 30. (C) - AE.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Italy
ancient find spot:
Tauromenium
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Messina
present location:
Mus. Taormina

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

material:
Marmor
height:
(15) cm
width:
(20) cm
letter size:
2.5-1.5 cm

Commentary

 
(C): 3. Jh. - Ferrua, AE; Eingrenzung der Datierung wegen tria nomina. Mögliche Ergänzungen des cognomen: z.B. P[aterni]anus, P[apini]anus, P[asseni]anus, P[artheni]anus. Cognomen beginnt mit B oder P.

People

Person 1
Name:
A. Larcius [---]anus
Praenomen:
A.
Nomen:
Larcius
Cognomen:
[---]anus
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD001245
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
1991-03-08 by Krempl
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