Inscriptions: Epitaph of Basilius
Identification
| Reference as: | MPL00399 |
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| Title | Epitaph of Basilius |
| Trismegistos-No. | 339011 |
Object
Provenance and Location
| Find Place | Tipasa |
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| Find Context | The inscription comes from the south aisle of the basilica of Tipasa. |
| Latitude | 36.5942 |
| Longitude | 2.44192 |
| Current Location | unknown |
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Object Details
| Object Type | mosaic |
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| 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 | |
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Verse Layouts
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Prose Verse Presence Verse Scriptio Continua in verse part no Abbreviations in verse part no Verse Line Correspondence No, but follows metrical subdivisions
Text
| Function | funerary inscription |
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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. |
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| Citation | Tasso 2024 |
Other Translations
Prosopographical Information
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Name Basilius Gender Male Age Range Senile (61+) [expression: Canonical, precision: high] Origin Native Legal Status Roman citizen Role Dedicatee
Further Information
Comment
Squeeze
| Have Squeeze? | no |
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Dating
| Date (From) | 375 AD |
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| Date (To) | 425 AD |
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Bibliography
- CIL 08, 20907 🔗 link
- CLE 01835 🔗 link
- ILCV 03426 🔗 link
- L. MacCrostie Rae, A Study of Versification of the African Carmina Latina Epigrahica, Diss. British Columbia 1991, 189-190 🔗 link
- M. Tasso, Dio, gli dèi e il divino: religione, credenza e identità nelle iscrizioni versificate del Nord Africa romano, Wien 2024, 459, 23. 🔗 link
- MQDQ 🔗 link
Images
Editing History
| Created | 2026-08-24, by Mirko Tasso |
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| Work Status | Complete |
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Revisions
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by Mirko Tasso
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by Mirko Tasso
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by Anna Pokorny
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by Chiara Cenati
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by Anna Pokorny
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by Anna Martelli
at 2026-08-24 09:14