Inscription Database

Epitaph from Augusta Treverorum – Trier (Belgica)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD077297 (Last Updates: 2020-05-25, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Hic quiescit Vitalis qui HIC QVIESCIT VITALIS QVI
vixit annos <L=I>X[X]XV milit- VIXIT ANNOS IX[ ]XV MILIT
avit inter Io[via]n[o]s senio- AVIT INTER IO[ ]N[ ]S SENIO
r<e=I>s an(nos) XL coniux karissima RIS AN XL CONIVX KARISSIMA
titulum posuit TITVLVM POSVIT
Chronological Data:
401 AD – 430 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 13, 03687.
  • ILCV 0552.
  • E. Gose, Katalog der frühchristlichen Inschriften in Trier (Berlin 1958) 23, Nr. 75; Foto.
  • RICG 01, 071; Fotos.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Germany
ancient find spot:
Augusta Treverorum
modern find spot:
Trier
find spot:
modern region:
Rheinland-Pfalz
year of find:
before 1845
present location:
Trier, Rhein. Landesmus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Kalkstein
height:
69 cm
width:
82 cm
depth:
16 cm
letter size:
2.5-3.5 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
Judaism / Christianity

Commentary

 
Unterhalb der Inschrift Darstellung eines Olivenbaums mit symmetrisch flankierenden Tauben.

People

Person 1
Name:
Vitalis
Cognomen:
Vitalis
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
Age: Years:
85

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD077297
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2020-05-25 by Cowey
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