Inscription Database

Epitaph from Aventicum (Civitas Helvetiorum) – Avenches (Germania superior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD072687 (Last Updates: 2019-09-13, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
M(arcus) [---]us M [ ]VS
Niger militi(!) NIGER MILITI
le[g(ionis) I a]diutr(icis) LE[ ]DIVTR
domo Cla(udia) DOMO CLA
Apro P(ublius) Dec(ius?) APRO P DEC
Acutus ex ACVTVS EX
test(amento) her(es) mil(itavit) an(nos) IIII TEST HER MIL AN IIII
Chronological Data:
70 AD – 73 AD
Literature:
  • AE 2012, 0990. (B)
  • AE 2013, 1125.
  • AE 2015, 0973.
  • A. Schenck - H. Amoroso - P. Blanc, Pro Aventico 54, 2012, 235-239; fig. 8 u. 10; fig. 9 (Zeichnung). (B) - AE 2012.
  • J. Bartels - N. Hächler - M. Aberson - R. Frei-Stolba - A. Kolb, MH 72, 2015, 96, Nr. 7. (B) - AE 2013.
  • D. Castella u. a., Aventicum. Eine römische Hauptstadt (Avenches 2015) 11; Abb. 8. - AE 2015.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Switzerland
ancient find spot:
Aventicum (Civitas Helvetiorum)
modern find spot:
Avenches
find spot:
modern region:
Canton de Vaud
year of find:
2012
present location:
Avenches, Mus. Rom.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
stele
material:
Sandstein
height:
144 cm
width:
70 cm
depth:
27 cm
letter size:
7-10 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

military:
present
geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
Oberfläche teilweise stark verrieben. (B): Schenck - Amoroso - Blanc; AE 2012; Bartels - Hächler - Aberson - Frei-Stolba: Lesung abweichend / unvollständig.

People

Person 1
Name:
M. [---]us Niger domo Cla. Apro
Praenomen:
M.
Nomen:
[---]us
Cognomen:
Niger
Origo:
domo Claudia* Apro
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
Person 2
Name:
P. Dec. Acutus
Praenomen:
P.
Nomen:
Decius*?
Cognomen:
Acutus
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD072687
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-09-13 by Gräf
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