Inscription Database

Epitaph from Augusta Treverorum – Trier (Belgica)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD078350 (Last Updates: 2019-01-04, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Qui dolet interitum mentem soletur amore QVI DOLET INTERITVM MENTEM SOLETVR AMORE
tollere mors vitam potuit post fata superstes TOLLERE MORS VITAM POTVIT POST FATA SVPERSTES
fama viget periit corpus sed nomen in ore est FAMA VIGET PERIIT CORPVS SED NOMEN IN ORE EST
vivit laudatur legitur celebratur amatur VIVIT LAVDATVR LEGITVR CELEBRATVR AMATVR
nuncius Augusti velox pede cursor [---] NVNCIVS AVGVSTI VELOX PEDE CVRSOR [ ]
cui Latiae gentis nomen patriaeque Sabinus CVI LATIAE GENTIS NOMEN PATRIAEQVE SABINVS
o crudele nefas tulit hic sine crimine mortem O CRVDELE NEFAS TVLIT HIC SINE CRIMINE MORTEM
damnatus periit deceptus fraude latronum DAMNATVS PERIIT DECEPTVS FRAVDE LATRONVM
ni(hi)l scelus egisti fama est quae nescit obire NIL SCELVS EGISTI FAMA EST QVAE NESCIT OBIRE
posuit Turius POSVIT TVRIVS
Chronological Data:
1 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 13, 03689.

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:
1522

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Commentary

 
Hexameter.

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD078350
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2019-01-04 by Cowey
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