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Identification

Reference as: MPL01643
Title Epitaph of the alumnus Gaius Quinctius Protymus
Trismegistos-No. 537853

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Sant'Elia Fiumerapido
Find Context Sant'Elia Fiumerapido (Frosinone), area of Pecorile, reused in the wall of the country estate of Giovanni D'Agostino.
Latitude 0.0
Longitude 0.0
Current Location unknown
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Object Details

Object Type slab
Material local stone
State of Preservation incomplete
Dimensions

width: unknown

height: unknown

depth: unknown

Letter Size in cm (min) 0.0
Letter Size in cm (max) 0.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Pagan

Decoration

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Text

Function funerary inscription
Language(s)
  • Latin
Verse Type(s)
  • Dactylic rhythm
Rhythmisation Quantitative scheme

Inscription & Translations


[]VEINCTIVSGAIVSPROTYM͡VS
[]MM͡AQVMLAVDEPROBA͡TVS
[]ENIVMDECLARATPIETA͡TISALVMNVS
[]TIVSVALGVSPATRONVS

[Heic est situs Q]ueinctius Gaius Protym͡us
[ameiceis su]mm͡a qum laude proba͡tus.
[Quoius ing]enium declarat pieta͡tis alumnus.
[Gaius Queinc]tius Valgus patronus.

[Heic est situs Q]ueinctius Gaius Protym͡us
[ameiceis su]mm͡a qum laude proba͡tus.
[Quoius ing]enium declarat pieta͡tis alumnus.
[Gaius Queinc]tius Valgus patronus.
Apparatus

l.1 reg., orig. Heic | reg., orig. Queinctius | reg., orig. Protymus
l.2 reg., orig. ameiceis | reg., orig. qum
l.3 reg., orig. Quoius
l.4 reg., orig. Queinctius

Text follows CIL 10 and CLE. Integrations proposed by Mommsen in CIL 10.
Saturnian verses, CLE, dactylic hexameters, Kruschwitz 2002 and Solin 2007.
The clausulae of l. 2 ("[sum]ma cum laude probatus") and l. 3 ("declarat pietatis alumnus") pertain to hexameters according to Kruschwitz 2002, identifying the poem as a hexametric "commaticum".

Main Translation

Translation Here lies Quinctius Gaius Protimus, esteemed with the greatest praise by his friends. A foster son of duty testifies to his qualities. Gaius Quinctius Valgus, his patron.
Citation Fabio Spalla

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameGaius Quinctius Protymus
    GenderMale
    Legal StatusFreedman / Freedwoman
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameGaius Quinctius Valgus
    GenderMale
    Legal StatusRoman citizen
    RankOrdo municipalis
    ProfessionImperial and municipal staff
    RoleDedicator

Further Information

Comment

Dating proposed by Kruschwitz 2002. Gaius Quinctius Valgus' euergetism is attested in the time of Sulla and Cicero in Pompeii.

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 78 BC
Date (To) 44 BC
Date (Criteria)
  • palaeography
  • names
  • language

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Editing History

Created 2025-05-28, by Eric Andreas Kunz
Work Status Confirmed
Import Notice Imported from Epigraphic Database Roma at 2024-08-22T15:22:22, ID there: EDR147637
Revisions
  1. by Unknown
    at 2024-08-22 15:22
  2. by Eric Andreas Kunz
    at 2024-11-26 17:05
  3. by Eric Andreas Kunz
    at 2024-11-26 17:05
  4. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-02-04 15:13
  5. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-05-19 09:52
  6. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-05-19 12:02
  7. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-05-19 12:06
  8. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-05-19 12:11
  9. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-05-19 14:53
  10. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-05-20 13:00
  11. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-05-20 13:01
  12. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-05-28 14:44
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