Inscription of a sarcophagus of the Muses (known as the sarcophagus of pope Anacletus II)
Marble. The 3rd — beginning of the 4th cent. CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, cloisterPhoto by Ilya Shurygin
Inscription of a sarcophagus of the Muses (known as the sarcophagus of pope Anacletus II).
Marble. The 3rd — beginning of the 4th cent. CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, cloister
(Roma, Basilica di San Paolo fuori le mura, chiostro).
Origin:
From via Ostiense.
Description:
TE PETRUS ET PAULUS SERVENT PETRE LEONIS DENT ANIMAM COELO QUOS TAM DEVOTUS AMASTI ET QUIBUS EST IDEM TUMULUS SIT GLORIA TECUM
May Peter and Paul preserve you, Peter Leonis, may they, whom you have loved so devotedly, give your soul to heaven as of those who share this tomb with you. Glory to you.
Veglino su di te Pietro e Paolo, o Pietro di Leone, portino la tua anima in cielo loro che tanto devotamente amasti, e ai quali questa sepoltura è dedicata. La gloria sia con te.
Credits:
© 2010. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
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