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Inscriptions: Epitaph of the slave Maro by his adoptive father Caius Calpurnius Lausus

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Reference as: MPL02159
Title Epitaph of the slave Maro by his adoptive father Caius Calpurnius Lausus
Trismegistos-No. 514936

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Provenance and Location

Find Place Beneventum
Find Context Benevento, reused in the bell tower of the church of Santa Sofia, 17th century.
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Object Details

Object Type slab
Material unknown
State of Preservation complete
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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

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Text

Function funerary inscription
Language(s)
  • Latin
Verse Type(s)
  • Iambic senarius
Rhythmisation Quantitative scheme

Inscription & Translations

MARONIALVMNO
CCALPVRNIVS
LAVSVS

DOMINODILECTVS
5QVOQVOIRETSEMPER
COMES
POCVLIMINISTER
DOCTVSPALAESTRAEPVER
EQVES
10SEPVLTVSHICSVMNA
TVSANNOSOCTOET
DECEM
Maroni alumno
C(aius) Calpurnius
Lausus.

Domino dilectus,
5quoquo iret, semper
comes,
poculi minister,
doctus palaestrae puer
eques,
10sepultus hic sum na-
tus annos octo et
decem.
Maroni alumno C(aius) Calpurnius Lausus. -

Domino dilectus, quoquo iret, semper comes,
poculi minister, doctus palaestrae puer eques,
sepultus hic sum na|tus annos octo et decem.
Apparatus

Text follows CIL 09. Metrical division follows Cholodniak 1904.

Main Translation

Translation Caius Calpurnius Lausus (made this) to his adoptive son Maro.

Dear to my master, I always followed him wherever he went, attending to his cup, a young skilled athlete and rider, I am buried here at eighteen.
Citation Fabio Spalla

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameMaro
    GenderMale
    Age RangeSubadult (13–20) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
    Legal StatusSlave
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameLucius Calpurnius Lausus
    GenderMale
    Legal StatusRoman citizen
    RoleDedicator

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Comment

P. Colafrancesco and M. Massaro date the inscription to the imperial period broadly, but no details allow a more specific framing.

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Editing History

Created 2025-05-19, by Fabio Spalla
Work Status Confirmed
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  1. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-05-14 09:49
  2. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-05-14 10:10
  3. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-05-14 10:15
  4. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-05-19 16:06
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