Inscription Database

Epitaph from Deva – Chester (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069830 (Last Updates: 2019-05-20, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Dis Manibus DIS MANIBVS
Atil[i]an(us) e[t] An- ATIL[ ]AN E[ ] AN
tiat[i]lianus an(norum) X TIAT[ ]LIANVS AN X
Protus an(norum) XII PROTVS AN XII
Pompeius POMPEIVS
Optatus do- OPTATVS DO
minus f(aciendum) c(uravit) MINVS F C
Chronological Data:
71 AD – 116 AD
Literature:
  • EphEp 7, p. 290 n. 886. (B)
  • RIB 0560; Zeichnung.
  • M. Henig, Roman sculpture from the North West Midlands CSIR Great Britain 1, 9 (Oxford 2004) 16, Nr. 42; Pl. 17, 42.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Deva
modern find spot:
Chester
find spot:
modern region:
Cheshire
year of find:
1887
present location:
Chester, Grosvenor Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
stele
material:
Sandstein
height:
140 cm
width:
73 cm
depth:
19 cm

Commentary

 
(B): Zu den leichten Leseabweichungen s. RIB 0560. Zur Datierung vgl. RIB 3005.

People

Person 1
Name:
Atil[i]an.
Cognomen:
Atilianus+*
gender:
male
Age: Years:
10
Person 2
Name:
Antiat[i]lianus
Cognomen:
Antiatilianus+
gender:
male
Age: Years:
10
Person 3
Name:
Protus
Cognomen:
Protus
gender:
male
Age: Years:
12
Person 4
Name:
Pompeius Optatus
Nomen:
Pompeius
Cognomen:
Optatus
gender:
male

General Data

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