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Identification

Reference as: MPL01983
Title Funerary inscription for Quintus Caelius Vivius
Trismegistos-No. 537939

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Minturnae
Find Context SS. Cosma and Damiano (Latina), near the Garigliano river
Latitude 0.0
Longitude 0.0
Current Location Minturno (Latina), Museo Archeologico
Inventory number
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type stele
Material local stone
State of Preservation complete
Dimensions

width: 60.0 cm

height: 94.0 cm

depth: 27.0 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 3.2
Letter Size in cm (max) 4.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags

Verse Layouts

  • Prose Verse PresenceProse + Verse
    Scriptio Continua in verse partno
    Abbreviations in verse partno
    Verse Line CorrespondenceNo

Text

Function funerary inscription
Language(s)
  • Latin
Verse Type(s)
  • iambo-trochaic rhythm
Rhythmisation

Inscription & Translations

VIVIT
QCAELIVSSPFILIVSVIVI
ARCHITECTVSNAVALIS
VIVIT
5VXORCAMIDIAML
APRHODISIA

HOSPESRESISTEETNISIM
OLESTVSTPERLEGENOLI
STOMACHARESVADEO
10CALDVMBIBASMORIV
NDVSTVALE
Vivit.
Q(uintus) Caelius Sp(uri) filius, vivi(t),
architectus navalis.
Vivit,
5uxor Camidia M(arci) l(iberta)
Aprhodisia.

Hospes, resiste et nisi m-
olestust (molestum est), perlege, noli
stomachare. Suadeo,
10caldum bibas. Moriu-
ndust (moriundum est). Vale.
Vivit. Q(uintus) Caelius Sp(uri) filius, vivi(t), architectus navalis. Vivit, uxor Camidia M(arci) l(iberta) Aprhodisia. -

Hospes, resiste et nisi molestust (molestum est), perlege,
noli stomachare. Suadeo, caldum bibas.
Moriundust (moriundum est). Vale.
Apparatus

l.6 Aprhodisia orig., reg. Aphrodisia

Text follows Solin and EDR, picture checked by De Meo in 2021.

Main Translation

Translation He lives. Quintus Caelius Vivius, son of Spurius, was a naval architect. His wife, Camidia Aphrodisia, freedwoman of Marcus, lives.
Guest, stop and, unless it is troubling, read through this: I advise you not to be annoyed, drink a warm drink. One must die. Farewell!
Citation Faithfull 2024

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameQuintus Caelius Vivius
    GenderMale
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameCamidia Aphrodisia
    GenderFemale
    RoleDedicator

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 100 BC
Date (To) 1 BC
Date (Criteria)

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Editing History

Created 2026-09-02, by Anna Pokorny
Work Status Complete
Import Notice Imported from Epigraphic Database Roma at 2024-08-29T13:57:09, ID there: EDR178773
Revisions
  1. by Unknown
    at 2024-08-29 13:57
  2. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-11-11 12:55
  3. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-11-11 12:55
  4. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-11-05 14:44
  5. by Anna Pokorny
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  6. by Anna Pokorny
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  7. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-11-18 15:06
  8. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-11-18 15:07
  9. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-11-18 15:08
  10. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-02-03 12:15
  11. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-02-03 12:19
  12. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-02-03 12:19
  13. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2026-02-03 12:43
  14. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-02-03 14:05
  15. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2026-02-04 09:55
  16. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-09-02 11:20
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