Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Vindolanda – Chesterholm (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070856 (Last Updates: 2017-02-21, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Genio GENIO
praetori PRAETORI
sacrum Pi- SACRVM PI
tuanius Se- TVANIVS SE
cundus prae- CVNDVS PRAE
fectus coh(ortis) IIII FECTVS COH IIII
Gall(orum) GALL
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 00703.
  • RIB 1685; Zeichnungen.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 10-11, Nr. 24; Pl. 6, 24.

    IIIF Manifest

    Find circumstances / present location

    province:
    country:
    United Kingdom
    ancient find spot:
    Vindolanda
    modern find spot:
    Chesterholm
    find spot:
    modern region:
    Northumberland
    year of find:
    1831
    present location:
    Chesters, Mus.

    Type of inscription / language

    type of inscription:
    votive inscription
    language:
    Latin

    Type of monument

    type of monument:
    altar
    material:
    Sandstein
    height:
    122 cm
    width:
    55 cm
    depth:
    23 cm
    letter size:
    7.8-7.9 cm
    decoration:
    present

    Historical relevant data

    religion:
    names of pagan deities
    military:
    present
    geography:
    present

    Commentary

     
    Maße von RIB übernommen. Die Maße in CSIR scheinen zu klein zu sein. Auf der linken Seite ein Axt, ein Masser über einen Ochsen. Auf der rechten Seite eine Patera, ein Krug.

    People

    Person 1
    Name:
    Pituanius Secundus
    Nomen:
    Pituanius
    Cognomen:
    Secundus
    gender:
    male
    Status:
    equestrian order

    General Data

    HD-Nr:
    HD070856
    Work Status:
    checked with photo
    Last Update:
    2017-02-21 by Cowey
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