Inscription Database

Epitaph from Colonia Iulia Augusta Philippensium (= Philippi) – Krenides (Macedonia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD047425 (Last Updates: 2012-01-16, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Chreste an(norum) VI h(ic) s(itus) e(st) CHRESTE AN VI H S E
Avincilius Chrestus AVINCILIVS CHRESTVS
fil(iae) b(ene) m(erenti) v(ivus) f(aciendum) c(uravit) FIL B M V F C
Literature:
  • P. Pilhofer, Philippi 2. Katalog der Inschriften von Philippi (Tübingen 2000) 206, Nr. 194.
  • P. Pilhofer, Philippi 2. Katalog der Inschriften von Philippi (2. Aufl. Tübingen 2009) 244-245, Nr. 194.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Greece
ancient find spot:
Colonia Iulia Augusta Philippensium (= Philippi)
modern find spot:
Krenides
find spot:
modern region:
Anatolikí Makedonía, Thráki
present location:
Kaválla, Arch. Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
sarcophagus
height:
42 cm
width:
110 cm
depth:
11 cm
letter size:
8-5.5 cm

People

Person 1
Name:
Chreste
Cognomen:
Chreste
gender:
female
Age: Years:
6
Person 2
Name:
Avincilius Chrestus
Nomen:
Avincilius
Cognomen:
Chrestus
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD047425
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2012-01-16 by Cowey
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