Inscription Database
Votive inscription from Camboglanna – Castlesteads (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD071128
(Last Updates: 2017-02-21, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| I(ovi) O(ptimo) M(aximo) | I O M |
| coh(ors) IIII | COH IIII |
| Gallorum | GALLORVM |
| c(ui) p(raeest) Volcaci- | C P VOLCACI |
| us Hospes | VS HOSPES |
| pr(a)ef(ectus) eq(uitum) | PREF EQ |
Chronological Data:
171 AD – 200 AD
171 AD – 200 AD
Literature:
- EphEp 7, p. 330 n. 1080. (B)
- CIL 07, 00877. (B)
- RIB 1980; Zeichnung.
- J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 21, Nr. 53; Pl. 15, 53.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Camboglanna
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Cumbria
year of find:
1711
present location:
Carlisle, Tullie House Mus.
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
63 cm
width:
33 cm
depth:
30 cm
letter size:
5-3.8 cm
decoration:
present
Historical relevant data
religion:
names of pagan deities
military:
present
geography:
present
Commentary
(B): Zu den leichten Leseabweichungen s. RIB 1980. EphEp bietet nur Z. 4-6 mit abweichenden Lesungen.
People
Person 1
Name:
Volcacius Hospes
Nomen:
Volcacius
Cognomen:
Hospes
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD071128
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2017-02-21 by Cowey
See Also:
