Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Vercovicium – Housesteads (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070774 (Last Updates: 2017-06-28, Cowey)

Transcription	Majuscle
Deo	DEO
Soli Invi-	SOLI INVI
cto Mytrae	CTO MYTRAE
Saeculari	SAECVLARI
Litorius	LITORIVS
Pacatianus	PACATIANVS
b(ene)f(iciarius) co(n)s(ularis) pro	BF COS PRO
se et suis v(otum) s(olvit)	SE ET SVIS V S
l(ibens) m(erito)	L M

Chronological Data:
246 AD

Literature:

CIL 07, 00645.
RIB 1599; Zeichnungen.
ILS 4230.
CIMRM 0864.
J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 51-52, Nr. 129; Pl. 34, 129.
E. Schallmayer - K. Eibl - J. Ott - G. Preuß - E. Wittkopf, Der römische Weihebezirk von Osterburken 1 (Stuttgart 1990) 24-25, Nr. 14; Fotos.

Find circumstances / present location

province:

Britannia

country:

United Kingdom

ancient find spot:

Vercovicium

modern find spot:

Housesteads

find spot:

Mithraeum

modern region:

Northumberland

year of find:

1822

present location:

Newcastle upon Tyne, Great North Museum, Hancock

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:

votive inscription

language:

Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:

altar

material:

Sandstein

height:

140 cm

width:

54 cm

depth:

47 cm

letter size:

8.4-3.2 cm

decoration:

present

Historical relevant data

religion:

names of pagan deities

military:

present

People

Person 1

Name:

Litorius Pacatianus

Nomen:

Litorius

Cognomen:

Pacatianus

gender:

male

Status:

military personnel

General Data

HD-Nr:

HD070774

Work Status:

checked with photo

Last Update:

2017-06-28 by Cowey

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