Inscription Database

Building/dedicatory inscription from Vindolanda – Chesterholm (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070868 (Last Updates: 2020-02-17, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
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su[b Sexto Calpurnio] SV[ ]
Ag[ricola leg(ato) Aug(usti) pr(o) pr(aetore)] AG[ ]
Chronological Data:
163 AD – 166 AD
Literature:
  • EphEp 7, p. 325 n. 1050b.
  • RIB 1703; Zeichnung.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 99-100, Nr. 246; Pl. 65, 246.
  • PIR (2. Aufl.) C 249.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Vindolanda
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
before 1833
present location:
Newcastle upon Tyne, Great North Museum, Hancock

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
building/dedicatory inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
slab
material:
Sandstein
height:
(42) cm
width:
(60) cm
depth:
22 cm
letter size:
9.6-8.1 cm
decoration:
present

Commentary

 
Die Inschrift besteht aus 2 nicht aneinanderpassenden Fragmenten. Die Masse von dem kleineren Fragment sind: Höhe: -40; Breite: -51.7; Tiefe: 20.9. Efeublatt und Rad.

People

Person 1
Name:
[Sexto Calpurnio] Ag[ricola]
Praenomen:
Sex.+
Nomen:
Calpurnius+
Cognomen:
Agricola+
gender:
male
Status:
senatorial order
External IDs:
PIR:
PIR (2. Aufl.) C 249

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070868
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2020-02-17 by Cowey
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