Funerary inscription of Gaius Iulius Felicio
Marble.
1-50 CE.
L. 38, H 9.2 cm.
CIL 06, 20153.
Saint Petersburg, National Library of Russia (NLR)Photo by Ilya Shurygin

Funerary inscription of Gaius Iulius Felicio.

Marble.
1-50 CE.
L. 38, H 9.2 cm.
CIL 06, 20153.

Saint Petersburg, National Library of Russia (NLR).

Origin:
From Rome, via Appia, vigna Amendola Molinari. This marble with inscription is one of ten small marble plates inscripted in Latin that were acquired by Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna in Rome in 1859 and given as a gift to the Imperial Public Library. All these inscriptions are funerary. At present 7 of them are installed in the wall of a staircase leading to the main reading room.
Description:
C(aius) Iulius / Nicephor // C(aius) Iulius Felicio / vixit an(n)um unum / menses sex / de quo nihil dolui nisi quo / mortu(u)s est
Literature:
Annales Instituti Archaeologici Romani 1850, p. 179, n. 22.
Credits:
© 2022. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
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