Inscription Database
Votive inscription from Melta – Loveč (Moesia inferior)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD008455
(Last Updates: 2009-05-28, Gräf)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| Herc(uli) Invic(to) | HERC INVIC |
| G(aius) Mettius(?) Sabi- | G METTIVS SABI |
| nus mil(es) coh(ortis) I Aeliae | NVS MIL COH I AELIAE |
| Athoit(arum) et | ATHOIT ET |
| Berec(orum) luc(o)(?) Herc(ulis)(?) vo- | BEREC LVC HERC VO |
| tum et signum pos- | TVM ET SIGNVM POS |
| uit | VIT |
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
- AE 1979, 0554. (B)
- ILBulg 255; tab. 51, 255. (B)
- J. Spaul, Cohors². The evidence for and a short history of the auxiliary infantry units of the imperial Roman army (Oxford 2000) 476.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
Bulgaria
ancient find spot:
Melta
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Loveč
present location:
Lovech, Mus.
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
altar
height:
87 cm
width:
39 cm
depth:
39 cm
letter size:
4-5 cm
decoration:
present
Historical relevant data
religion:
names of pagan deities
military:
present
Commentary
Z. 1 befindet sich auf der corona. (B): AE 1919: Z. 1: Invi(cto); Z. 2: Menius; AE 1979, ILBulg: Z. 3/4: Zeilenfall fehlt; AE 1979: Z. 4-6: Athoit(orum), e(t) Berec(ynthorum) lucum devo/tum e(t); ILBulg: Z. 4-6: Athoite / libe(n)s(?) iuc(unde) Herc(uli)(?) vo/tum et.
People
Person 1
Name:
G. Mettius(?) Sabinus
Praenomen:
C.
Nomen:
Mettius?
Cognomen:
Sabinus
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD008455
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2009-05-28 by Gräf
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