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Identification

Reference as: MPL00773
Title Funerary inscription of the legionary soldier T. Cominius from Ateste
Trismegistos-No. 185510

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Burnum
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Latitude 0.0
Longitude 0.0
Current Location Lost
Inventory number
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type
Material limestone
State of Preservation incomplete
Dimensions

width: 50.0 cm

height: 90.0 cm

depth: unknown

Letter Size in cm (min) 0.0
Letter Size in cm (max) 0.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Pagan

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
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Text

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

Inscription & Translations

TCOMINIVS
CFROMILIA
ATESTEMILES
LEGXIANNO
RVMXLSTIPXVI
5HSEFRATER
FRATRIPOSVIT

VIXSIQVOADPOTVISEM
PERBENEPAVPERHONESTE
[]AVDAVI[---]NVLLVMNVNCIVVAT
10[]SA[---]MEA
T(itus) Cominius
C(aii) f(ilius) Romilia
Ateste miles
leg(ionis) XI anno-
rum XL stip(endiorum) XVI
5h(ic) s(itus) e(st) Frater
fratri posuit.

Vix{s}i quoad potui sem-
per bene pauper honeste
[Fr]audavi [---] nullum nunc iuvat
10[os]sa [---] mea.
T(itus) Cominius C(aii) f(ilius) Romilia Ateste miles leg(ionis) XI annorum XL stip(endiorum) XVI h(ic) s(itus) e(st) Frater fratri posuit.

Vix{s}i quoad potui semper bene pauper honeste
[Fr]audavi [---] nullum nunc iuvat [os]sa [---] mea.
Apparatus

Text follows CIL.

Main Translation

Translation Titus Cominius, son of Gaius, of the Romilian voting tribe, from Ateste, soldier of the eleventh legion, aged 40, having served the army for 16 years, is buried here. A brother erected this for a brother. I always lived well, as much as I could, poor, honest, I cheated no one. Now this pays off, meaning pleasure for my bones
Citation Chiara Cenati, Peter Kruschwitz

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameT. Cominius C. f.
    GenderMale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
    OriginForeign
    Legal StatusRoman citizen
    ProfessionMilitary staff
    RoleDedicatee

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 9 AD
Date (To) 42 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • history
  • names

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Editing History

Created 2025-03-31, by Andrei Merticaru
Work Status Confirmed
Import Notice
Revisions
  1. by Andrei Merticaru
    at 2024-01-26 11:45
  2. by Andrei Merticaru
    at 2024-01-26 11:50
  3. by Andrei Merticaru
    at 2024-01-26 11:52
  4. by Andrei Merticaru
    at 2024-01-26 12:13
  5. by Andrei Merticaru
    at 2024-01-26 13:25
  6. by Andrei Merticaru
    at 2024-04-23 12:58
  7. by Andrei Merticaru
    at 2024-04-23 12:58
  8. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2024-10-25 10:26
  9. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2024-10-25 10:27
  10. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2024-10-25 10:28
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