Velitrae, Tomb of Varius Marcellus, Latin inscription
Description | Velitrae, Tomb of Varius Marcellus, Latin inscription |
Details |
SEXto VARIO MARCELLO
PROCvratori AQVARvm Centenario PROCvratori PROVinciae BRITanniae CC PROCvratori RATIONIS
PRIVATae CCC VICE PRAEFFectorum PRaetorio ET VRBI FVNCTO
Clarissimo Viro PRAEFecto AERARIi MILITARIS LEGato LEGionis III AVGvstae
PRAESIDI PROVINCiae NVMIDIAE
IVLIA SOAEMIAS BASSIANA Cai Filia CVM FILIiS
MARITO ET PATRO AMANTISSIMO |
To Sextus Varius Marcellus,
procurator centenarius of the water supply, procurator ducenarius of Britain, procurator
trecenarius of the private purse, acting as praetorian prefect and praefectus urbi,
senator, prefect of the military treasury, commander of the Third legion Augusta,
governor of Numidia,
has Julia Soaemias Bassiana, daughter of Gaius, with her sons,
[dedicated this] to her husband and dearest father |
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Date | ca. 215 CE |
Inscriptionnr | EDCS-21300077 |
Creator | Marco Prins |
Museum | Rome, Vatican Museums |
Licence | CC0 1.0 Universal |
Linked | Varius Marcellus |
Categories | Roman Empire |
Tags | Inscription, Tomb |
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