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Identification

Reference as: MPL01669
Title Funerary inscription of Publius Aufidius Epictetus
Trismegistos-No. 542761

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Ostia
Find Context Ostia Antica (Rome)
Latitude 0.0
Longitude 0.0
Current Location Paris, Musée du Louvre
Inventory number MA 2166
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type base
Material marble
State of Preservation complete
Dimensions

width: 43.0 cm

height: 85.0 cm

depth: 40.0 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 4.0
Letter Size in cm (max) 5.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Pagan

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags

Verse Layouts

Text

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

Inscription & Translations


D hedera M
PAVFIDIEPIC
TETI
VIXITANNIS
5LXXVIIMESI
VDIEBVSXV
DAVFIDIM

HICIAMNVNCSITVS
urceus ESTQVONDAMPRAE- patera
10STANTIVSILLEOMNIB
INTERRISFAMAVITAQV`E´
PROBATVSHICFVITAD
SVPEROSFELIXQVONON
FELICIORALTERAVTFVIT
15AVTVIXITSIMPLEXBONVS
ATQVEBEATVSNVMQVAM
TRISTISERATLAETVS
GAVDEBATVBIQVENECSENIB
SIMILISMORTEMCVPIEBAT
20OBIRESETTIMVITMORTEM
NECSEMORIPOSSEPVTABAT
HVNCCONIVNXPOSVITTERRAE
ETSVATRISTIAFLEVITVOL
NERAQVAESICSITCAROBIDV
25ATAMARITO

D(is) ((hedera)) M(anibus)
P(ubli) Aufidi Epic-
teti,
vixit annis
5LXXVII, mesi(bus)
V, diebus XV.
D(is) Aufidi M(anibus).

Hic iam nunc situs
((urceus))est, quondam prae - ((patera))
10stantius ille omnib(us)
in terris fama vitaqu`e´
probatus. Hic fuit ad
superos felix quo non
felicior alter aut fuit
15aut vixit, simplex, bonus
atque beatus. Numquam
tristis erat, laetus
gaudebat ubique nec senib(us)
similis mortem cupiebat
20obire, set timuit mortem
nec se mori posse putabat.
Hunc coniunx posuit terrae
et sua tristia flevit vol-
nera, quae sic sit caro bidu-
25ata marito.
D(is) ((hedera)) M(anibus) P(ubli) Aufidi Epic-
teti, vixit annis LXXVII, mesi(bus) V, diebus XV. D(is) Aufidi M(anibus). -

Hic iam nunc situs ((urceus))est, quondam prae - ((patera))|(10)stantius ille
omnib(us) in terris fama vitaqu`e´ probatus.
Hic fuit ad superos felix quo non felicior alter
aut fuit aut vixit, simplex, bonus atque beatus.
Numquam tristis erat, laetus gaudebat ubique
nec senib(us) similis mortem cupiebat obire,
set timuit mortem nec se mori posse putabat.
Hunc coniunx posuit terrae et sua tristia flevit
vol|nera, quae sic sit caro bidu|(25)ata marito.
Apparatus

l.5 reg., orig. mesibus
l.20 reg., orig. set
l.24 reg., orig. biduata

Text follows CIL 14 and CLE.
P. Aufidius Epictetus might be the same treasurer of a merchants' guild named in CIL 14, 00161, CIL 14, 04620a-c and CIL 14, 04622a.

Main Translation

Translation To the Manes of Publius Aufidius Epictetus, who lived seventy-seven years and fifteen days.
To the Manse of Aufidius.

He now lies here, who once lived excellently by virtue and righteousness, no one ever was or lived as happy as him among the living, in simplicity, kind-hearted, and serene. He was never sad, he happily rejoiced everywhere he went and did not wish to die as old people do. He did not fear death and did not think that he could die. His wife buried him and cried out her grief, deprived of her dear husband.
Citation Fabio Spalla

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Prosopographical Information

  • NamePublius Aufidius Epictetus
    GenderMale
    Age RangeSenile (61+) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
    OriginNative
    Legal StatusFreedman / Freedwoman
    ProfessionMembers of collegia
    RoleDedicatee

Further Information

Comment

Dating proposed by R. Marchesini in EDR151358.

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 131 AD
Date (To) 170 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • history
  • archaeology

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Editing History

Created 2025-04-08, by Eric Andreas Kunz
Work Status Confirmed
Import Notice Imported from Epigraphic Database Roma at 2024-08-29T09:51:32, ID there: EDR151358
Revisions
  1. by Unknown
    at 2024-08-29 09:51
  2. by Eric Andreas Kunz
    at 2024-11-26 17:40
  3. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-02-04 14:14
  4. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-04-03 16:31
  5. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-04-03 16:34
  6. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-04-03 16:35
  7. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-04-03 16:38
  8. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-04-08 12:43
  9. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-04-08 12:49
  10. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-04-08 12:51
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