Inscriptions: Epitaph of Facundinia Germana by her husband Caius Secundinius Hylas

Identification

Reference as:	MPL02202
Title	Epitaph of Facundinia Germana by her husband Caius Secundinius Hylas
Trismegistos-No.	483531

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place	Lugdunum
Find Context	District of Saint-Georges, found among the foundations of a medieval house, 2003.
Latitude	0.0
Longitude	0.0
Current Location	Lyon, Musée Gallo-Romain Lyon Fourvière
Inventory number	2004.12
Current Location Details	Depot.
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Qui legis \u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Epitaph of Murra and Verecundus by their parents"}, {"coords": [45.7589, 4.81948], "id": 2190, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/2190", "long_id": "MPL02190", "place": "Lugdunum", "text": "Pediment: D(is) ((ascia)) `et\u00b4 ((ascia)) M(anibus\u2026", "thumbnail_url": "https://institucional.us.es/cleo/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/L030Concha-scaled.jpg", "title": "Epitaph of Blandinia Martiola by her husband Pompeius Catussa"}, {"coords": [45.7589, 4.81948], "id": 2191, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/2191", "long_id": "MPL02191", "place": "Lugdunum", "text": "Architrave: D(is) ((ascia)) M(anibus) Epigraphic \u2026", "thumbnail_url": "https://institucional.us.es/cleo/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/L029ABH-scaled.jpg", "title": "Epitaph of Marcus Aurelius Faustinus by his stepfather and mother"}, {"coords": [45.7589, 4.81948], "id": 2196, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/2196", "long_id": "MPL02196", "place": "Lugdunum", "text": "------ [. c. 7.] doluit nisi mortis. 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Object Details

Object Type	altar
Material	limestone
State of Preservation	incomplete
Dimensions	width: 50.0 cm height: 124.0 cm depth: 46.0 cm
Letter Size in cm (min)	2.9
Letter Size in cm (max)	4.2
Execution Technique	chiselled
Religion	Pagan

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography	Altar with moulded base. Architrave inscribed with Diis Manibus formula, topped by pediment terminating in volutes. Ascia engraved on pediment.
Decoration Tags	Architecture / Altar Architecture / Moulding Architecture / Pediment Architecture / architrave Architecture / base Architecture / volute Object / Ascia

Verse Layouts

Prose Verse Presence	Prose interrupted by verse
Prose Verse Distinction	No distinction
Layout Types (Prose)	Justified
Layout Types (Verse)	Justified
Scriptio Continua in verse part	no
Abbreviations in verse part	no
Verse Line Correspondence	No, just uses all available space
Graphic Signs and Spaces for Easier Carmen Reading	To separate words - Interpunction

Text

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

Inscription & Translations

Diplomatic Interpretative Verse Visualisation

Pediment:
ascia Architrave:
DIISMANIBVSEpigraphic field:
ETQV[]T͡ERN
FACVN[]EGER
MANAEQVAEVIXIT
5ANN͡ISXVIIIMENSI͡B
IIDIEBVSXVICVIVS
ANIMAETSPECIES
SIMVLETAETAS

DVL
CIVSMELLEFVIT
10MEMORIAMQVAMSOLAMDEFVNCTAE
PRAESTARPOTVITITV
LVMLITTER͡ISHONORA͡V`I´

CONIVGIKARISSIMAE
CSECVNDINHYLASE͡T
15SIBIVIVSFE͡TSVBADED

Pediment:
((ascia)) Architrave:
Diis Manibus Epigraphic field:
et qu[ieti ae]t͡ern(ae)
Facun[dinia?]e Ger-
manae, quae vixit
5ann͡is XVIII, mensi͡b(us)
II, diebus XVI, cuius
anima et species
simul et aetas

dul-
cius melle fuit.
10Memoriam quam solam defunctae
praestar<e> potui, titu-
lum litter͡is honora͡v`i´.

Coniugi karissimae,
C(aius) Secundin(ius) Hylas e͡t
15sibi vi<v>us f(ecit) e͡t sub a(scia) ded(icavit).

Pediment: ((ascia)) Architrave: Diis Manibus Epigraphic field: et qu[ieti ae]t͡ern(ae) Facun[dinia?]e Germanae, quae vixit ann͡is XVIII, mensi͡b(us) II, diebus XVI, cuius anima et species simul et aetas

dulcius melle fuit. Memoriam quam solam defunctae
praestar<e> potui, titulum litter͡is honora͡v`i´.

Coniugi karissimae, C(aius) Secundin(ius) Hylas e͡t sibi vi<v>us f(ecit) e͡t sub a(scia) ded(icavit).

Apparatus

l.13 reg., orig. karissimae

Text follows AE. Picture checked by Spalla 2025.

Main Translation

Translation	Architrave: To the Manes Epigraphic field: and to the eternal rest of Facundinia (?) Germana, who, lived for eighteen years, two months and sixteen days, whose soul and beauty, as well as her youth, were sweeter than honey. As the sole memorial to her death which I could offer, I embellished her monument with these words. Caius Secundinius Hylas arranged this while still alive for his very dear wife and for himself, and dedicated it under the ascia.
Citation	Fabio Spalla

Other Translations

A los dioses Manes y al descanso eterno de Facundinia Germana, que vivió 18 años, 2 meses y 16 días, cuya condición y belleza, tanto como su edad, fueron más dulces que la miel. Ennoblecí su inscripción con estos versos, único homenaje fúnebre que pude ofrecerle a la difunta. Para su queridísima esposa, Cayo Secundinio Hylas y para sí mismo, aún en vida, lo hizo y lo dedicó bajo el hacha protectora. (Spanish, C. Fernández Martínez 2018)

Prosopographical Information

Name Facundinia Germana
Gender Female
Age Range Subadult (13–20) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
Role Dedicatee
Name Caius Secundinius Hylas
Gender Male
Role Dedicator

Name	Facundinia Germana
Gender	Female
Age Range	Subadult (13–20) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
Role	Dedicatee

Name	Caius Secundinius Hylas
Gender	Male
Role	Dedicator

Further Information

Comment

Dating proposed in AE.

Squeeze

Have Squeeze?	no

Dating

Date (From)	171 AD
Date (To)	350 AD
Date (Criteria)	archaeology formulae

Bibliography

CLEGall 00073bis
F. Bérard, Dulcius melle. À propos de quelques épitaphes lyonnaises. In: J. Champeaux (ed.), M. Chassignet (ed.), Aere perennius. Hommage à Hubert Zehnacker, Paris 2006, 31-34 (with photo) - AE 2006 🔗 link
AE 2006, 00820
A. Le Mer, C. Chomer, Carte archéologique de la Gaule 69.2: Lyon, Paris 2007, 446. 🔗 link
C. Fernández Martínez, CIL XIII 2180 y AE 2006, 820: magnam enim partem ex iambis nostra constat oratio, Anu. Filol. Antiq. Mediaevalia 8 (2018), 305-308 (with Spanish translation and photo, 305, fig. 2) 🔗 link
C. Fernández Martínez, CLE de las Galias: estado de la cuestión y avances para la edición de CIL XVIII/3. In: F. Beutler (ed.), Th. Pantzer (ed.), Sprachen – Schriftkulturen – Identitäten der Antike. Beiträge des XV. Internationalen Kongresses für Griechische und Lateinische Epigraphik, Wien 28. August bis 1. September 2017: Einzelvorträge, Wiener Beiträge zur Alten Geschichte online (WBAGon), Vol. 1, Vienna 2019, 6-7 (with photo, 7, fig. 8) 🔗 link
CLEO L012b* 🔗 link
EDCS-44100193 🔗 link
HD068118 🔗 link

Images

Epitaph of Facundinia Germana by her husband Caius Secundinius Hylas.
Source: CLEO L012b* (c) INRAP Lyon

Editing History

Created	2025-08-06, by Fabio Spalla
Work Status	Complete
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