Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Blatobulgium – Birrens (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD071239 (Last Updates: 2020-03-03, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Marti et Victo- MARTI ET VICTO
riae Aug(usti) c(ives) Rae- RIAE AVG C RAE
ti milit(antes) in coh(orte) TI MILIT IN COH
II Tungr(orum) cui II TVNGR CVI
praeest Silvius PRAEEST SILVIVS
Auspex praef(ectus) AVSPEX PRAEF
v(otum) s(olverunt) l(ibentes) m(erito) V S L M
Chronological Data:
158 AD – 161 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 01068.
  • ILS 2555.
  • RIB 2100; Zeichnung.
  • L.J.F. Keppie - B.J. Arnold, Scotland, CSIR Great Britain 1, 4 (Oxford 1984) 5, Nr. 7; Pl. 3, 7.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Blatobulgium
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Dumfries
year of find:
before 1812
present location:
Edinburgh, Nat. Mus. of Scotland

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
137 cm
width:
59 cm
depth:
34 cm
letter size:
5.5-5 cm

Historical relevant data

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

People

Person 1
Name:
Silvius Auspex
Nomen:
Silvius
Cognomen:
Auspex
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

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