Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Trimontium – Newstead (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD071256 (Last Updates: 2020-03-03, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Campestr(ibus) CAMPESTR
sacrum Ael(ius) SACRVM AEL
Marcus MARCVS
dec(urio) alae Aug(ustae) DEC ALAE AVG
Vocontio(rum) VOCONTIO
v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) l(aetus) m(erito) V S L L M
Chronological Data:
80 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 01080. (B)
  • RIB 2121; Zeichnung.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Trimontium
modern find spot:
Newstead
find spot:
modern region:
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
year of find:
1783
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:
66 cm
width:
30 cm

Historical relevant data

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

Commentary

 
(B): Zu den leichten Leseabweichungen s. RIB 2121.

People

Person 1
Name:
Ael. Marcus
Nomen:
Aelius*
Cognomen:
Marcus
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel

General Data

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