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Identification

Reference as: MPL02248
Title Epitaph of Marcus Romanius Iovinus
Trismegistos-No. 594867

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Roma
Find Context
Latitude 41.8934
Longitude 12.6151
Current Location Roma, San Paolo fuori le Mura
Inventory number 51436
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type altar
Material marble
State of Preservation complete
Dimensions

width: 58.5 cm

height: 118.0 cm

depth: 35.0 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 2.5
Letter Size in cm (max) 4.2
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Pagan

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags

Verse Layouts

  • Prose Verse PresencePraescriptum + carmen + subscriptum
    Prose Verse Distinction
    • Yes, by dash
    Scriptio Continua in verse partno
    Abbreviations in verse partno
    Verse Line CorrespondenceNo, but follows metrical subdivisions

Text

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

Inscription & Translations

DM
MROMANIIOVINI
RHETORISELOQVIILATINI
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CONDITVSHACROMANIVSESTTELLVREIOVINVS
5DOCTALOQVIDOCTVSQVIQVELOQVIDOCVIT
MANIBVSINFERNISSIVITAESTGLORIAVITAE
VIVITETHICNOBISVTCATOVELCICERO
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MIVNIVSSEVERVSET
ROMANIAMARCIA
10HEREDESBENEMERENTI
FECERVNT
D(is) M(anibus)
M(arci) Romani Iovini,
rhetoris eloquii Latini.
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Conditus hac Romanius est tellure Iovinus,
5docta loqui doctus quique loqui docuit.
Manibus infernis, si vita est gloria vitae,
vivit et hic nobis ut Cato vel Cicero.
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M(arcus) Iunius Severus et
Romania Marcia,
10heredes, bene merenti
fecerunt.
D(is) M(anibus) M(arci) Romani Iovini, rhetoris eloquii Latini.
|paragraphos

Conditus hac Romanius est tellure Iovinus,
docta loqui doctus quique loqui docuit.
Manibus infernis, si vita est gloria vitae,
vivit et hic nobis ut Cato vel Cicero.
|paragraphos
M(arcus) Iunius Severus et Romania Marcia, heredes, bene merenti fecerunt.
Apparatus

Text follows CIL. Checked by Vladimir Perju 2025.

Main Translation

Translation (Sacred) to the Spirits of the Departed of Marcus Romanus Iovinus, teacher of Latin rhetoric. Buried in this land is Romanius Iovinus, expert in wise speech and who also taught how to speak. If glory during life means life after death, he is alive as well for us, so much so like Cato or Cicero. Marcus Iunius Severus and Romania Marcia, his heirs, had (this monument) made for him, who well deserved it.
Citation Team Mappola

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameM. Romanius Iovinus
    GenderMale
    ProfessionOther profession
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameM. Iunius Severus
    GenderMale
    RoleDedicator
  • NameRomania Marcia
    GenderFemale
    RoleDedicator

Further Information

Comment

Created by: Vladimir Perju

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Dating

Date (From) 171 AD
Date (To) 250 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • formulae
  • palaeography
  • names

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Editing History

Created 2025-11-10, by MAPPOLA DEMO
Work Status Complete
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    at 2025-11-01 09:17
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    at 2025-11-06 13:20
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