Inscription Database

Epitaph from Piercebridge (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070261 (Last Updates: 2017-06-06, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
[D(is)] M(anibus) [ ] M
[--- G]racili [ ]RACILI
[ord]inato [ ]INATO
[Ger]man(ia) Super(iore) [ ]MAN SVPER
[le]g(ione) XXII Aurelia [ ]G XXII AVRELIA
[---]illa con- [ ]ILLA CON
iugi faciend- IVGI FACIEND
um curavit VM CVRAVIT
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 00421.
  • EphEp 9, p. 570 n. 1132.
  • RIB 1026; Zeichnungen.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
modern find spot:
Piercebridge
find spot:
modern region:
Durham
year of find:
1844

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Sandstein
height:
(102) cm
width:
88 cm

Historical relevant data

military:
present
geography:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
[--- G]racili
Praenomen:
[-]
Nomen:
[---]
Cognomen:
Gracilis+
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
Person 2
Name:
Aurelia [---]illa
Nomen:
Aurelia
Cognomen:
[---]illa
gender:
female

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070261
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2017-06-06 by Cowey
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