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Epitaph of Marcus Iunius Silanus
Inscription on a slab that covered a cinerarium.
Rome, Tomb of the ScipiosPhoto by Ilya Shurygin
Epitaph of Marcus Iunius Silanus.
Inscription on a slab that covered a cinerarium.
Rome, Tomb of the Scipios.
Origin:
A niche covered with the slab was excavated in 18 century and was rediscovered in 1926.
Description:
M(arcus) Iunius Silanus / D(ecimi) Silani f(ilius) Gaetulici / nepos Cossi pron(epos) / Lutatius Catulus Xvir / stlitib(us) iudic(andis) salius Collin(us) vixit / annis XX mensibus VIIII
CIL 06, 1439
Marcus Iunius Silanus Lutatius Catulus, son of Decimus Silanus, grandson Gaetulic, great grandson of Cossus, decemvir for judging of litigation, leaping priest of Mars by the porta Collina, he lived twenty years and nine months.
CIL 06, 1439
Marcus Iunius Silanus Lutatius Catulus, son of Decimus Silanus, grandson Gaetulic, great grandson of Cossus, decemvir for judging of litigation, leaping priest of Mars by the porta Collina, he lived twenty years and nine months.
Credits:
© 2012. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Keywords: αρχιτεκτονική architectura architecture architettura architektur epigraphia epigraphy inscription iscrizione epigrafia epigraphik epigrafik inschrift épigraphie roman romano romana romani römisch römische romaine ρώμη rome roma rom gravestone funerary inscriptions epitaph in pietra tombale epitaffio grabstein-inschrift de pierre épitaphe via appia antica tomb of the scipios hypogeum hypogaeum sepulcrum scipionum sepolcro degli scipioni marcus iunius silanus lutatius catulus g287 decimi silani filius gaetulici nepos cossi pronepos xvir stlitibus iudicandis salius collinus vixit annis xx mensibus viiii
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