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Identification

Reference as: MPL00399
Title Epitaph of Basilius
Trismegistos-No. 339011

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Tipasa
Find Context The inscription comes from the south aisle of the basilica of Tipasa.
Latitude 36.5942
Longitude 2.44192
Current Location unknown
Inventory number
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type mosaic
Material mosaic
State of Preservation complete
Dimensions

width: 300.0 cm

height: 80.0 cm

depth: unknown

Letter Size in cm (min) 13.0
Letter Size in cm (max) 13.0
Execution Technique written with mosaic tiles
Religion Christian

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags
  • Plant / Palm

Verse Layouts

  • Prose Verse PresenceVerse
    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)
  • Dactylic hexameter
Rhythmisation

Inscription & Translations


SVSCIPITEXIMIVMSVBLIMISREGIACAELI
BASILIVMMERITISETIAMPOSTVITAVIVENTEM
QVIDIGNADEOSICDVXITTEMPORAVITAEIVSTITI
APROBITATEFIDEPRAECLARVSETACTVSEXAGINTA
5DVOSFELIXBENECLAVSERITANNOS

Suscipit eximium sublimis regia caeli
Basilium meritis etiam post vita viventem,
qui digna deo sic duxit tempora vitae iustiti-
a probitate fide praeclarus et actu, sexaginta
5duos felix bene clauserit annos.

Suscipit eximium sublimis regia caeli
Basilium meritis etiam post vita viventem,
qui digna deo sic duxit tempora vitae
iustitia probitate fide praeclarus et actu,
sexaginta duos felix bene clauserit annos.
Apparatus

Text follows CLE 01835.
l. 1: regia caeli, first in Verg. Aen. 7, 210, then became a common formula, especially in Damasus the Pontiff. (cfr. Damas. 10, 11; 12, 3; 21, 2; 23, 2; 49, 3; 91, 4).

Main Translation

Translation Il sublime Regno dei Cieli ha accolto un uomo straordinario, Basilius, il quale, grazie ai meriti conseguiti in vita, vive anche dopo la fine della sua esistenza terrena. Egli ha vissuto una vita degna di Dio. Eccelso per giustizia, probità, fede e operosità, egli è beatamente spirato a sessantadue anni.
Citation Tasso 2024

Other Translations

Prosopographical Information

  • NameBasilius
    GenderMale
    Age RangeSenile (61+) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
    OriginNative
    Legal StatusRoman citizen
    RoleDedicatee

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 375 AD
Date (To) 425 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • archaeology

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Editing History

Created 2026-08-24, by Mirko Tasso
Work Status Complete
Import Notice
Revisions
  1. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2023-09-06 09:42
  2. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2023-09-06 09:50
  3. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2023-09-06 09:51
  4. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2023-09-06 10:10
  5. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2023-09-13 15:15
  6. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2023-09-13 15:15
  7. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-03-06 10:16
  8. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-03-06 10:18
  9. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-03-06 11:04
  10. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2026-03-06 11:50
  11. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-03-11 12:23
  12. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-08-24 09:14
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