Inscription Database

Epitaph from Anazarbus, bei – Dilekkaya (Cilicia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD055451 (Last Updates: 2013-10-10, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
D(is) M(anibus) D M
 
Aurel(io) Bitho AVREL BITHO
eq(uiti) singul(ari) ex nu- EQ SINGVL EX NV
mero Bataonum(!) c(astris) MERO BATAONVM C
I vixit annis XXXVIII I VIXIT ANNIS XXXVIII
militavit annis XVIII MILITAVIT ANNIS XVIII
memoriam ei posueru[nt] MEMORIAM EI POSVERV[ ]
Iul(ius) Valens b(ene)f(iciarius) et Aurel(ius) IVL VALENS BF ET AVREL
Mucianus h<e=F>red(es) [e]- MVCIANVS HFRED [ ]
ius IVS
Chronological Data:
197 AD – 218 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1991, 1553.
  • IK 56, 0066; Taf. 19.
  • M.P. Speidel, Die Denkmäler der Kaiserreiter. Equites singulares Augusti (Köln - Bonn 1994) 372-373, Nr. 688c; Foto.

    IIIF Manifest

    Find circumstances / present location

    province:
    country:
    Turkey
    ancient find spot:
    Anazarbus, bei
    modern find spot:
    Dilekkaya
    find spot:
    modern region:
    Adana
    present location:
    Dilekkaya, Museum

    Type of inscription / language

    type of inscription:
    epitaph
    language:
    Latin

    Type of monument

    type of monument:
    altar
    height:
    107 cm
    width:
    43 cm
    depth:
    45 cm
    letter size:
    4 cm
    decoration:
    present

    Historical relevant data

    military:
    present

    Commentary

     
    Text 1: D und M stehen links und rechts von Text 2 Z. 1. Datierung: entweder 197-202 oder 217-218.

    People

    Person 1
    Name:
    Aurel. Bitho
    Nomen:
    Aurelius*
    Cognomen:
    Bithus
    gender:
    male
    Status:
    military personnel
    Age: Years:
    38
    Person 2
    Name:
    Iul. Valens
    Nomen:
    Iulius*
    Cognomen:
    Valens
    gender:
    male
    Status:
    military personnel
    Person 3
    Name:
    Aurel. Mucianus
    Nomen:
    Aurelius*
    Cognomen:
    Mucianus
    gender:
    male

    General Data

    HD-Nr:
    HD055451
    Work Status:
    provisional
    Last Update:
    2013-10-10 by Gräf
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