A Roman Fleet Soldier’s Gravestone from Scarbantia (TRHR 38)

In his paper the author deals with a funerary verse epitaph from Scarbantia (Sopron) published by him earlier (TRHR 38). Based on his new restoration, the gravestone (stela) was erected to a veteran by his wife who served earlier as fleet soldier. He was most probably called Britto. Several vulgar L...

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Published inElectrum (Uniwersytet Jagielloński. Instytut Historii) Vol. 31; no. 31; pp. 143 - 151
Main Author Kovács, Péter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
German
Published Kraków Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego 01.01.2024
Jagiellonian University Press
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Subjects
Ancient World
Archaeology
Cultural history
History
Inscriptions
Special Historiographies
Carmina Latina
Latin epigraphy
Pannonia
vulgar Latin
Roman army
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Summary:In his paper the author deals with a funerary verse epitaph from Scarbantia (Sopron) published by him earlier (TRHR 38). Based on his new restoration, the gravestone (stela) was erected to a veteran by his wife who served earlier as fleet soldier. He was most probably called Britto. Several vulgar Latin phenomena can be observed in the inscription that was erected in the second half of the third century or at the very beginning of fourth c. The type of the metrical formula resiste viator et lege can be found in several Pannonian verse inscriptions. Based on the pieces of information given in the problematical parts of lines 2 and 3 that concern the wife, at least one line is missing at the beginning of the text and she erected the grave monument and the funerary epitaph to herself as well.
ISSN:1897-3426
2084-3909
DOI:10.4467/20800909EL.24.011.19161