Inscription Database

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

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD049336 (Last Updates: 2014-11-17, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Marronius Mestula an(norum) LXXII h(ic) s(itus) e(st) MARRONIVS MESTVLA AN LXXII H S E
Postumius Firmus patri b(ene) m(erenti) v(ivus) f(aciendum) c(uravit) et POSTVMIVS FIRMVS PATRI B M V F C ET
Tatiniae Niceni an(norum) L h(ic) s(ita) e(st) TATINIAE NICENI AN L H S E
Chronological Data:
1 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • P. Pilhofer, Philippi 2. Katalog der Inschriften von Philippi (Tübingen 2000) 394, Nr. 391.
  • AE 2001, 1787 b.
  • H. Solin, Arctos 35, 2001, 233. - AE 2001.
  • P. Pilhofer, Philippi 2. Katalog der Inschriften von Philippi (2. Aufl. Tübingen 2009) 471-472, Nr. 391.

Find circumstances / present location

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

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
sarcophagus
height:
25 cm
width:
253 cm
depth:
130 cm
letter size:
10-6.5 cm

People

Person 1
Name:
Marronius Mestula
Nomen:
Marronius
Cognomen:
Mestula
gender:
male
Age: Years:
72
Person 2
Name:
Postumius Firmus
Nomen:
Postumius
Cognomen:
Firmus
gender:
male
Person 3
Name:
Tatiniae Niceni
Nomen:
Tatinia
Cognomen:
Nice
gender:
female
Age: Years:
50

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD049336
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2014-11-17 by Cowey
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