Inscription Database

Epitaph from Capidava – Topalu (Moesia inferior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD042028 (Last Updates: 2014-04-03, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
[D(is)] M(anibus) [ ] M
[--- Ce]lso sta- [ ]LSO STA
[tori p]raef(ecti) coh(ortis) [ ]RAEF COH
[I? German(orum)? v]ixit ann- [ ]IXIT ANN
[is --- mil(itavit)] annis [ ] ANNIS
[------ [
Chronological Data:
151 AD – 200 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1997, 1329. (B)
  • I.I.C. Opriş - M. Popescu, Pontica 30, 1997, 177-181; fig. 1a; fig. 1b (Zeichnung). (B) - AE 1997.
  • S. Conrad, Die Grabstelen aus Moesia inferior. Untersuchungen zu Chronologie, Typologie und Ikonographie (Leipzig 2004) 194, Nr. 254; Taf. 124, 3.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Romania
ancient find spot:
Capidava
modern find spot:
Topalu
find spot:
modern region:
Constanța
present location:
Capidava, Ausgrabungsdepot

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
stele
material:
Kalkstein
height:
(32) cm
width:
(38) cm
depth:
33 cm
letter size:
5-6 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

military:
present

Commentary

 
Gefunden im Fundament eines mittelalterlichen Hauses. (B): Opriş - Popescu; AE 1997: Abweichungen in Lesung / Ergänzung.

People

Person 1
Name:
[--- Ce]lso
Praenomen:
[-]
Nomen:
[---]
Cognomen:
Celsus+
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
External IDs:

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD042028
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2014-04-03 by Gräf
See Also:

Download