Inscription Database

Epitaph from Doxato (Macedonia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD050094 (Last Updates: 2014-11-18, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Si dolor in[f]rac[tu]m potuit conve[ll]ere [p]ectus SI DOLOR IN[ ]RAC[ ]M POTVIT CONVE[ ]ERE [ ]ECTVS
[H]ercu[le]um cur me flere tamen pigeat [ ]ERCV[ ]VM CVR ME FLERE TAMEN PIGEAT
nam velut Aeacid[a]e laudavit corpus A[chillis] NAM VELVT AEACID[ ]E LAVDAVIT CORPVS A[ ]
clarus Homerus item non tua laus similis CLARVS HOMERVS ITEM NON TVA LAVS SIMILIS
te sortita Paphon pulc[h]ro minus ore notabat TE SORTITA PAPHON PVLC[ ]RO MINVS ORE NOTABAT
diva set in toto cor[d]e plicata inerat DIVA SET IN TOTO COR[ ]E PLICATA INERAT
sobria quippe tua pollebat pectore virtus SOBRIA QVIPPE TVA POLLEBAT PECTORE VIRTVS
non aetate minor n[e]c minor inde loco NON AETATE MINOR N[ ]C MINOR INDE LOCO
nec mihi per validos rapio te morte dolores NEC MIHI PER VALIDOS RAPIO TE MORTE DOLORES
quamvis aequanimo dat puer ut lacrimem QVAMVIS AEQVANIMO DAT PVER VT LACRIMEM
[--- cr]uciamur volnere victi [ ]VCIAMVR VOLNERE VICTI
 
et reperatus item vivis in Elysiis ET REPERATVS ITEM VIVIS IN ELYSIIS
sic placitum est divis a[l]terna vivere forma SIC PLACITVM EST DIVIS A[ ]TERNA VIVERE FORMA
qui bene de supero [l]umine sit meritus QVI BENE DE SVPERO [ ]VMINE SIT MERITVS
quae tibi castifico promisit munera cursu QVAE TIBI CASTIFICO PROMISIT MVNERA CVRSV
olim iussa deo simplicitas facilis OLIM IVSSA DEO SIMPLICITAS FACILIS
nunc seu te Bromio signatae mystidis AISE NVNC SEV TE BROMIO SIGNATAE MYSTIDIS AISE
florigero in prato congreg[at] in satyrum FLORIGERO IN PRATO CONGREG[ ] IN SATYRVM
sive canistriferae possunt sibi Naidis a[e]qu[um] SIVE CANISTRIFERAE POSSVNT SIBI NAIDIS A[ ]QV[ ]
qui ducibus taedis agmina festa trahas QVI DVCIBVS TAEDIS AGMINA FESTA TRAHAS
sis quo[d]cunque puer quo te tua protulit aetas SIS QVO[ ]CVNQVE PVER QVO TE TVA PROTVLIT AETAS
dummodo [---] DVMMODO [ ]
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 03, 00686.
  • P. Pilhofer, Philippi 2. Katalog der Inschriften von Philippi (Tübingen 2000) 429-433, Nr. 439.
  • P. Pilhofer, Philippi 2. Katalog der Inschriften von Philippi (2. Aufl. Tübingen 2009) 516-521, Nr. 439.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Greece
ancient find spot:
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Anatolikí Makedonía, Thráki

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

height:
182 cm
width:
49 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD050094
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2014-11-18 by Cowey
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