Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Magnae – Carvoran (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070942 (Last Updates: 2019-05-20, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Fortun[ae] FORTVN[ ]
Audac(ilius) Ro- AVDAC RO
manus MANVS
|(centurio) leg(ionum) VI XX | LEG VI XX
Aug(ustae) AVG
Chronological Data:
122 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 00749. (B)
  • RIB 1779.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 7, Nr. 13; Pl. 4, 13.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Magnae
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
before 1716
present location:
Durham, Mus. of Archaeology

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
(58) cm
width:
54 cm
depth:
30 cm
letter size:
7.2-4.5 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities
military:
present

Commentary

 
(B): Audac(ius) statt Audac(ilius) in Z. 2.

People

Person 1
Name:
Audac. Romanus
Nomen:
Audacilius*
Cognomen:
Romanus
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070942
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-05-20 by Cowey
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