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Identification

Reference as: MPL00818
Title Funerary inscription of L. Annius Octavius Valerianus
Trismegistos-No. 178426

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Romula
Find Context Found in the north-western necropolis of Reşca in 1973.
Latitude 44.1726
Longitude 24.3924
Current Location Caracal, Muzeul Romanațiului
Inventory number 7775
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type tile
Material pottery
State of Preservation fragmentary
Dimensions

width: 48.0 cm

height: 15.0 cm

depth: unknown

Letter Size in cm (min) 1.3
Letter Size in cm (max) 1.5
Execution Technique graffito
Religion Pagan

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
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Verse Layouts

Text

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

Inscription & Translations

DMSLANNIVSOCTAVIVSVALERIANVS
EVASIEFFVGISPESETFORTVNAVALETE
NILMIHVOVICVMESTLVDIFIC[]
D(is)M(anibus) s(acrum.) L(ucius) Annius Octavius Valerianus.
Evasi effugi. Spes et Fortuna valete.
Ni(hi)l mih(i) vovi(s)cum est. Ludific[ate alios].
D(is)M(anibus) s(acrum.) L(ucius) Annius Octavius Valerianus. Evasi effugi. Spes et Fortuna valete. Ni(hi)l mih(i) vovi(s)cum est. Ludific[ate alios].
Apparatus

The text follows AE 1980, 0767.

Main Translation

Translation "Sacred to the Spirits of the Departed. Lucius Annius Octavius Valerianus. I ran away. I fled. Hope and Luck, farewell. I have nothing more to share with you. Make fun of someone else."
Citation Chiara Cenati

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameLucius Annius Octavianus Valerianus
    GenderMale
    Legal StatusRoman citizen
    Romans 1by1 Linkhttp://romans1by1.com/rpeople/8854
    RoleDedicatee

Further Information

Comment

The same verses can be found on a sarcophagus from Rome (CIL 06, 11743; CLE 1498; see MPL02300).

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 171 AD
Date (To) 230 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • history

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Editing History

Created 2026-07-10, by Andreea Petricioiu
Work Status Complete
Import Notice Imported from Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelberg at 2024-07-11T11:59:53, ID there: HD006282
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