Inscriptions: Funerary stele of Romula, daughter of Romulianus and Flavia Maxima

Identification

Reference as:	MPL00345
Title	Funerary stele of Romula, daughter of Romulianus and Flavia Maxima
Trismegistos-No.	669817

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place	Abrittus
Find Context	in secondary use in a late antique house (house III, earlier B)
Latitude	0.0
Longitude	0.0
Current Location	Razgrad, Regional History Museum
Inventory number
Current Location Details	Lapidarium
Vicinity	[{"coords": [43.525, 26.5231], "id": 345, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/345", "long_id": "MPL00345", "place": "Abrittus", "text": "Romulianus p(rae)p(ositus) eqq(uitum) Dalm(atarum)\u2026", "thumbnail_url": "https://lupa.at/img/20851-2.jpg", "title": "Funerary stele of Romula, daughter of Romulianus and Flavia Maxima"}, {"coords": [43.525, 26.5231], "id": 343, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/343", "long_id": "MPL00343", "place": "Abrittus", "text": "------ [---]yir[---] ann[---] [---]NITPIREO tetr\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Funerary inscription from Abrittus"}, {"coords": [44.0478, 26.6139], "id": 236, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/236", "long_id": "MPL00236", "place": "Transmarisca", "text": "D(is) [M](anibus). Hic ego qui iacior Va[leri\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Funerary stele of Valeria"}, {"coords": [43.7053, 24.8952], "id": 207, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/207", "long_id": "MPL00207", "place": "Nikopol", "text": "[D](is) [ M(anibus?)] et b(onae) m(emoriae). Front\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Sarcophagus of Aelia dedicated by the dispensator Augustorum Fronto"}, {"coords": [43.6072, 25.394], "id": 208, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/208", "long_id": "MPL00208", "place": "Novae", "text": "I(ovi) O(ptimo) M(aximo) Depulsori pro salute d(om\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Dedication to Iuppiter Depulsor set up by the C. Baienius Ianuarius"}, {"coords": [43.6072, 25.394], "id": 218, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/218", "long_id": "MPL00218", "place": "Novae", "text": "\u0398(\u03b5\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2) \u039a(\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c7\u03b8\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2). \u039f\u1f54\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u0392\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03cd\u03c2 \u03ba\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Funerary stele of Basileus"}, {"coords": [43.3, 25.2667], "id": 209, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/209", "long_id": "MPL00209", "place": "Nedan", "text": "[Hanc mortis sedem exstr]uxit sibi vivus amicus qu\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Funerary inscription of Muciana and Aurelius Dizze"}, {"coords": [44.1191, 27.2601], "id": 237, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/237", "long_id": "MPL00237", "place": "Durostorum", "text": "------ [aq]uae form[am] [prox]umo com[pito] [l]ap\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Funerary inscription of Valens, centurion of the legio XI Claudia"}, {"coords": [43.45, 27.1333], "id": 238, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/238", "long_id": "MPL00238", "place": "Vojvoda", "text": "------ -[ipse ag]ilem [po]stquam rate[m agens per\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Honorific slab mentioning a Pontic harbour"}, {"coords": [43.5397, 27.8829], "id": 239, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/239", "long_id": "MPL00239", "place": "Plachidol", "text": "------ -[--- mo]enia muros [se]d d(omi)n(u)s mundi\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Late antique building inscription"}, {"coords": [44.2046, 27.7906], "id": 240, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/240", "long_id": "MPL00240", "place": "Sacidava", "text": "-------[---] quaerent-[---legion]um Ad(iutricum) o\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Funerary stele of the centurion Valerius Onesimus"}, {"coords": [44.2046, 27.7906], "id": 242, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/242", "long_id": "MPL00242", "place": "Sacidava", "text": "-------diva Claudia co-niux et Iul(ii) Sev(e)ru(s)\u2026", "thumbnail_url": "https://lupa.at/img/21013-1.jpg", "title": "Funerary stele set up by the wife Claudia and the children Iulius Severus, Salvius, Severa and Claudia"}, {"coords": [44.4937, 28.0903], "id": 243, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/243", "long_id": "MPL00243", "place": "Capidava", "text": "Tunc vixi bene, vixi sine nu-lla crimina vix(i). \u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Funerary stele of Acrilla"}, {"coords": [45.1431, 28.195], "id": 244, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/244", "long_id": "MPL00244", "place": "Troesmis", "text": "Quisque henc memoriam le-xerit , sit illo semper b\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Fragmentary verse inscription from Troesmis"}, {"coords": [45.2708, 28.492], "id": 245, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/245", "long_id": "MPL00245", "place": "Noviodunum", "text": "[---]-[---]AV[---]iuv[---]a[---] [K]rystallus alum\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Funerary inscription for two alumni, set up by the praefectus classis Postumius"}, {"coords": [43.25, 25.0], "id": 341, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/341", "long_id": "MPL00341", "place": "Melta / Chavdartsi ", "text": "D(is) M(anibus). Siste viator iter animum[que \u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Funerary inscription made by Florens for his wife"}, {"coords": [43.35, 25.5], "id": 342, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/342", "long_id": "MPL00342", "place": "Obedinenie", "text": "D(is) M(anibus). Si modo sunt Ma-nes, sentiant\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Funerary stele of L. Spurennius Rufus"}, {"coords": [43.1833, 26.8667], "id": 346, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/346", "long_id": "MPL00346", "place": "Veliki Preslav", "text": "------ -[---]niam primus [---] [---] hanc macu[l]a\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Fragmentary verse inscription from Veliki Preslav"}, {"coords": [43.35, 27.2], "id": 347, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/347", "long_id": "MPL00347", "place": "Novi Pazar", "text": "R(esta) viator et lege Var(ius) Sudicintis milex v\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Funerary inscription for Varius Sudicenthus"}, {"coords": [42.1893, 25.5538], "id": 1038, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/1038", "long_id": "MPL01038", "place": "Pizus", "text": "\u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03b8\u1fc6\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f7b\u03c7\u03b7\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03a0\u03b1\u03b9\u1f70\u03bd \u03a0\u03b9\u03b6\u03b7\u03bd\u03b5 \u1fec\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03b7\u03c4\u1f71\u03bb\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u1f71\u03c4\u03c9\u03c1 \u1f10\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Votive inscription from Pizus \u2013 \u010cirpan (Thracia) - HD065152"}]

Object Details

Object Type	stele
Material	local stone
State of Preservation	complete
Dimensions	width: 43.0 cm height: 119.0 cm depth: 25.0 cm
Letter Size in cm (min)	3.0
Letter Size in cm (max)	3.0
Execution Technique	chiselled
Religion

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags

Verse Layouts

Text

Function	funerary inscription
Language(s)	Latin
Verse Type(s)	Unclear rhythm
Rhythmisation

Inscription & Translations

Diplomatic Interpretative Verse Visualisation

ROMVLIANVSPPEQQDALM
BEROENSIVMCOMITATE
ETFLMAXIMACASTACON
IVXEIVSFILIAESVAED
5VLCISSIMAEROMVLA[]
ORIVNDAEEXPROVD[]
CIVESAQVISENE[]
VBIV[]
ENTESAVIVSAPAT[---]
10ROMVLVSVIRMAGNV[]
MEMORATEEXPPTRIB
QCOMITEFACTVS
VALERINVSIPSADIG
NITATESECVTVSVI
15XITTAMENROMVLAAN
VIIQMEMORIAMFECI
MVSNOBILSSIMAGRA
TIAIPSAHICTAMENROMV
LAFILIAVESTRAMAGNAM
20DOLOREMINPECTOREFIXI

Romulianus p(rae)p(ositus) eqq(uitum) Dalm(atarum)
Beroe(e)nsium comitate(nsium)
et Fl(avia) Maxima casta con-
iux eius filiae suae d-
5ulcissimae Romula[e]
oriundae ex prov(incia) D[ac](ia)
cives Aquisene[nses]
ubi v[ixerunt par-]
entes avius Apat[---]
10Romulus vir magnu[s]
memorat(a)e ex p(rae)p(osito) trib(unus)
q(ua) comite factus
Valerinus ipsa dig-
nitate secutus vi-
15xit tamen Romula an(nos)
VII q(ui) memoriam feci-
mus nobil(i)ssima gra-
tia ipsa hic tamen Romu-
la filia vestra magnam
20dolorem in pectore fixi(t).

Romulianus p(rae)p(ositus) eqq(uitum) Dalm(atarum) Beroe(e)nsium comitate(nsium) et Fl(avia) Maxima casta coniux eius filiae suae dulcissimae Romula[e] oriundae ex prov(incia) D[ac](ia) cives Aquisene[nses] ubi v[ixerunt par]entes avius Apat[---] Romulus vir magnu[s] memorat(a)e ex p(rae)p(osito) trib(unus) q(ua) comite factus Valerinus ipsa dignitate secutus vixit tamen Romula an(nos) VII q(ui) memoriam fecimus nobil(i)ssima gratia ipsa hic tamen Romula filia vestra magnam dolorem in pectore fixi(t).

Apparatus

l.7 reg., orig. cives

Text follows Kolb, Ivanov.

Main Translation

Translation	Romulianus, commander of the Dalmatian imperial field cavalry of Beroe and Flavia Maxima, his chaste wife, to their sweetest daughter Romula, native of the province of ..., a citizen from (...), where her parents also lived and Romulus, her grandfather from her father’s side, a prominent man, tribune of the aforementioned (unit), promoted from the rank of commander. After being promoted to comes, his successor in the rank was Valerinus. However, Romula lived for seven years and we erected this last monument in her honour. Here Romula, your daughter, has stuck a great pain in your chests.
Citation	Cenati, González Berdús

Other Translations

Romulianus, Kommandeur der comitatensischen Dalmatischen Reiter aus Beroe, und Flavia Maxima, seine keusche Gattin, für ihre süßeste Tochter Romula, die aus der Provinz Dacia stammt, wo die Eltern als aquisenische Bürger gelebt haben, (und) Avius Apat[---] Romulus, ein bedeutender Mann, für die eben Erwähnte, mit welcher an seiner Seite er vom Praepositus zum Tribun erhoben wurde, (und) Valerinus, welcher (ihm) in der Würde selbst gefolgt ist, mit dem Romula sieben Jahre gelebt hat, die (wir alle) der in ihrer persönlichen Würde so Edlen ein Denkmal errichtet haben. Nun jedoch hat Romula, Eure Tochter, hier großen Schmerz ins Herz gepflanzt. (Kolb / Ivanov) (German)

Prosopographical Information

Name Romulianus
Gender Male
Profession Military staff
Name Flavia Maxima
Gender Female
Name Romula
Gender Female
Age Range Infant (0–12)

Name	Romulianus
Gender	Male
Profession	Military staff

Name	Flavia Maxima
Gender	Female

Name	Romula
Gender	Female
Age Range	Infant (0–12)

Further Information

Comment

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Have Squeeze?	no

Dating

Date (From)	301 AD
Date (To)	400 AD
Date (Criteria)	palaeography names language archaeology history

Bibliography

A. Kolb, R. Ivanov, Romulianus und seine Familie: Ein praepositus equitum Dalmatarum Beroe(e)nsium comitatensium aus dem moesischen Abritus, ZPE 199 (2016), 294-299. 🔗 link
O. Salomies, A Fourth-Century Inscription from Abritus in Moesia Secunda, Arctos 52 (2018), 157-165. 🔗 link
http://lupa.at/20851 🔗 link
C. Cenati, V. González Berdús, Latin verse inscriptions from the Limes of Moesia inferior, Studia Academica Šumenensia 10 (2023), 98-148, T26. 🔗 link

Images

Funerary stele of Romula, daughter of Romulianus and Flavia Maxima
© Razgrad - Istoricheski muzey Abritus (Archaeologisches Reservat Abritus), Foto: Ortolf Harl 2012

Editing History

Created	2026-01-27, by Chiara Cenati
Work Status	Complete
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