Inscriptions: Epitaph of the freedman of Placidus
Identification
| Reference as: | MPL02245 |
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| Title | Epitaph of the freedman of Placidus |
| Trismegistos-No. | 177030 |
Object
Provenance and Location
| Find Place | Patara |
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| Find Context | Unknown. |
| Latitude | 0.0 |
| Longitude | 0.0 |
| Current Location | unknown |
| Inventory number | |
| Current Location Details | |
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Object Details
| Object Type | altar |
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| Material | local stone |
| State of Preservation | incomplete |
| 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 |
Decoration
| Decoration and Iconography | Altar with protruding base and pulvinus, topped by sculpted architrave with acroteria at both ends. |
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| Decoration Tags |
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Verse Layouts
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Prose Verse Presence Carmen Layout Types (Verse) - Right aligned
Scriptio Continua in verse part yes Abbreviations in verse part no Verse Line Correspondence No Graphic Signs and Spaces for Easier Carmen Reading - To mark the continuation of a verse in the following line (indentation)
Text
| Function | funerary inscription |
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| Language(s) |
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| Rhythmisation | Quantitative scheme |
Inscription & Translations
HICSITVSESTGRAIISDE
FLENDVSSAEPECAMENI.
SERVOSFORTVNAMO
RIBVSINGENVVS
5SETCITOROMANVMVER
TITFECITQVETRIBV
LEMINDVLGENSPLA
CIDIDEXTERAMOL
LISERI
10PASCVAVINIFERIGENI
TVMPROPELYDIATMOLI
CONTEXITLYCIITERRA
BEATACRAGI
Hic situs est Graiis de-
flendus saepe Cameniṣ.
Servos fortuna, mo-
ribus ingenuus,
5set cito Romanum ver-
tit fecitque tribu-
lem indulgens Pla-
cidi dextera mol-
lis eri.
10Pascua viniferi geni-
tum prope Lydia Tmoli,
contexit Lycii terra
beata Cragi.
Hic situs est Graiis deflendus saepe Cameniṣ.
Servos fortuna, moribus ingenuus,
set cito Romanum vertit fecitque tribulem
indulgens Placidi dextera mollis eri.
Pascua viniferi genitum prope Lydia Tmoli,
contexit Lycii terra beata Cragi.
Apparatus
l.3 reg., orig. Servos
l.5 reg., orig. set
Text follows SGO. Picture checked by Spalla 2025.
l. 2: Graiis on stone. Grais, SGO.
l. 3: servos on stone. servus, SGO.
l. 4: Ingenuus, personal name, Petzl.
Main Translation
| Translation | Here lies that whom the Greek Camenes shall often lament. Enslaved by destiny, freeborn by nature, though the tender right hand of his kind master Placidus, quickly turned him into a Roman and a tribesman. He was born in the wine-growing Lydian lands of the Tmolus, the joyful soil of Lycian Cragos now covers him. |
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| Citation | Fabio Spalla |
Other Translations
- Hier liegt, der nach dem Geschick ein Sklave war, nach seinem Wesen ein Freier, der von den griechischen Camenen (Musen) noch oft beklagt werden wird. Aber die gnädige und weiche rechte Hand des Placidus, des Herrn, hat ihn rasch in einen Römer umgewandelt und zum Tribus-Genossen gemacht. Er war geboren bei den lydischen Weiden des weintragenden TmolosGebirges; nun bedeckt ihn die glückliche Erde des lykischen Kragos. (German, R. Merkelbach, J. Stauber)
Prosopographical Information
Further Information
Comment
Dating proposed by Merkelbach and Stauber (SGO).
Squeeze
| Have Squeeze? | no |
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Dating
| Date (From) | 101 AD |
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| Date (To) | 300 AD |
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Bibliography
- SGO 04, 17/09/07 (with German translation and photo; also on dating) - AE 2005
- CLE 02706
- G. Petzl, Minima Pataraea, Epigr. Anat. 38 (2005), 35, nr, 1 - AE 2005 🔗 link
- AE 2005, 01508
- H. Engelmann, Die Inschriften von Patara. Eine Übersicht. In: C. Schuler (ed.), Griechische Epigraphik in Lykien. Eine Zwischenbilanz. Akten des int. Kolloquiums, München, 24. - 26. Februar 2005, Vienna 2007, 139, nr. 5. 🔗 link
- P. Cugusi, M.T. Sblendorio Cugusi, Carmina Latina Epigraphica delle province greco-orientali (CLEOr), Epigraphica 73 (2011), 170, nr. 19 - AE 2011 🔗 link
- AE 2011, 01405
- M. T. Sblendorio Cugusi, Osservazioni sul carme latino epigrafico Merkelbach-Stauber 17/09/07. In: C. Fernández Martínez (ed.), M. Limón Belén (ed.) et al., Ex officina. Literatura epigráfica en verso, Seville 2013, 397-405. 🔗 link
- AE 2013, 01445
- EDCS-38301818 🔗 link
- HD054774 🔗 link
- MQDQ 🔗 link
Images
Editing History
| Created | 2025-11-18, by Fabio Spalla |
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| Work Status | Complete |
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Revisions
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