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Identification

Reference as: MPL02163
Title Epitaph of Aetherius
Trismegistos-No. 438882

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Saint-Romain-en-Gal
Find Context Near the Palais du Miroir, 1847. Moved to the lapidarium of Vienne, then lost.
Latitude 0.0
Longitude 0.0
Current Location Lost
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Current Location Details
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Object Details

Object Type slab
Material marble
State of Preservation complete?
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 Unknown

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Text

Function funerary inscription
Language(s)
  • Latin
Verse Type(s)
  • Elegiac couplet
Rhythmisation Quantitative scheme

Inscription & Translations


AETHERIVSMORIENSDIXIT:
"HICCONDITECORPVS
TERRAMATERRERVM
QVODDEDITIPSATEGAT"

Aetherius moriens dixit:
"Hic condite corpus,
terra mater rerum
quod dedit ipsa tegat".

Aetherius moriens dixit: "Hic condite corpus,
terra mater rerum quod dedit ipsa tegat".
Apparatus

Text follows CIL 12 and CLE.

Main Translation

Translation Aetherius said this on his deathbed: "Bury my body here, so that the earth, mother of all things, may cover what she herself has brought to life".
Citation Fabio Spalla

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameAetherius
    GenderMale
    OriginUnknown
    RoleDedicatee

Further Information

Comment

Dating proposed by F. Descombe (RICG 15). Y. Burnand 1961 dates the inscription to the 4th century and considers it still pagan.

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Dating

Date (From) 301 AD
Date (To) 430 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • palaeography

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Editing History

Created 2025-06-11, by Fabio Spalla
Work Status Confirmed
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Revisions
  1. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-06-02 08:38
  2. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-06-02 09:01
  3. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-06-02 09:04
  4. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-06-09 13:19
  5. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-06-10 13:29
  6. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-06-11 08:53
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