Inscription Database

Epitaph from Roma – Roma (Roma)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD006930 (Last Updates: 2011-04-19, Feraudi)

Transcription Majuscle
D(is) M(anibus) D M
Elpisio Aug(usti) viro piissi- ELPISIO AVG VIRO PIISSI
mo Iulia Afrodisia me- MO IVLIA AFRODISIA ME
moriae causa fecit MORIAE CAVSA FECIT
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 200 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1977, 0104. (B)
  • A. Ferrua, Epigraphica 5/6, 1943/44, 17, Nr. 98; fig. 12. - AE 1977.
  • G. Mancini, NSA 1923, 66-67. - AE 1977.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Italy
ancient find spot:
Roma
modern find spot:
Roma
find spot:
modern region:
Lazio

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
height:
27 cm
width:
40 cm
letter size:
2.3 cm

Commentary

 
(B): AE 1977: Z. 2: Elpis[t]o; Z. 3: A[f]rodisia. Zu Elpisius / Elpistus vgl. H. Solin, Die griechischen Personennamen in Rom. Ein Namenbuch (Berlin - New York 1982) II 866.

People

Person 1
Name:
Elpisio Aug.
Cognomen:
Elpisius
gender:
male
Status:
slaves

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD006930
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2011-04-19 by Feraudi
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