Inscription Database

Epitaph from Thessalonica – Thessaloníki (Macedonia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD019265 (Last Updates: 2014-06-27, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
M(arcus) Aur(elius) Bitys v[e]- M AVR BITYS V[ ]
[te]r(anus) ex c(o)hor(te) deci[ma] [ ]R EX CHOR DECI[ ]
[pr]aetoriae(!) sibi et Ael[iae] [ ]AETORIAE SIBI ET AEL[ ]
[Ph]ilice co(n)iugi suae v(ivus) f(aciendum) [c(uravit)] [ ]ILICE COIVGI SVAE V F [ ]
Chronological Data:
1 AD – 200 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1952, 0230.
  • P.M. Petsas, AEphem 90, 1950-51, 72-73, Nr. 16; fig. 8 u. 11. - AE 1952.
  • P. Pilhofer, Philippi 2. Katalog der Inschriften von Philippi (Tübingen 2000) 748, Nr. 731.
  • P. Pilhofer, Philippi 2. Katalog der Inschriften von Philippi (2. Aufl. Tübingen 2009) 937-938, Nr. 731.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Greece
ancient find spot:
Thessalonica
modern find spot:
Thessaloníki
find spot:
modern region:
Kentrikí Makedonía
year of find:
1943
present location:
Hof der Kirche Hagios Dimitrios?

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
sarcophagus
height:
81 cm
width:
210 cm
depth:
17 cm
letter size:
23-14 cm

People

Person 1
Name:
M. Aur. Bitys
Praenomen:
M.
Nomen:
Aurelius*
Cognomen:
Bitys
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
Person 2
Name:
Ael[iae Ph]ilice
Nomen:
Aelia+
Cognomen:
Philice

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD019265
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2014-06-27 by Cowey
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