Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Magnae – Carvoran (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD075972 (Last Updates: 2018-04-23, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Imminet Leoni Virgo caeles- IMMINET LEONI VIRGO CAELES
ti situ spicifera iusti in- TI SITV SPICIFERA IVSTI IN
ventrix urbium conditrix VENTRIX VRBIVM CONDITRIX
ex quis muneribus nosse con- EX QVIS MVNERIBVS NOSSE CON
tigit deos ergo eadem mater divum TIGIT DEOS ERGO EADEM MATER DIVVM
Pax Virtus Ceres Dea Syria PAX VIRTVS CERES DEA SYRIA
lance vitam et iura pensitans LANCE VITAM ET IVRA PENSITANS
in caelo visum Syria sidus edi- IN CAELO VISVM SYRIA SIDVS EDI
dit Libyae colendum inde DIT LIBYAE COLENDVM INDE
cuncti didicimus CVNCTI DIDICIMVS
ita intellexit numine inductus ITA INTELLEXIT NVMINE INDVCTVS
tuo Marcus Caecilius Do- TVO MARCVS CAECILIVS DO
natianus militans tribunus NATIANVS MILITANS TRIBVNVS
in praefecto dono principis IN PRAEFECTO DONO PRINCIPIS
Chronological Data:
197 AD – 217 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 00759.
  • RIB 1791; Zeichnungen.
  • CLE 0024.
  • CCCA 5, 500.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Magnae
modern find spot:
Carvoran
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
1816
present location:
Newcastle upon Tyne, Great North Museum, Hancock

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Sandstein
height:
99 cm
width:
66 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities
geography:
present

Commentary

 
Metrum: Iambische senarii.

People

Person 1
Name:
Marcus Caecilius Donatianus
Praenomen:
M.
Nomen:
Caecilius
Cognomen:
Donatianus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

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