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Identification

Reference as: MPL00863
Title Funerary inscription for Festius
Trismegistos-No. 196013

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Carnuntum
Find Context Found in the "Gräberstraße, Parzelle Nr. 311".
Latitude 0.0
Longitude 0.0
Current Location Petronell-Carnuntum, Archäologischer Park Carnuntum
Inventory number CAR-S 777
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type stele
Material sandstone
State of Preservation
Dimensions

width: 53.0 cm

height: 145.0 cm

depth: 26.0 cm

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

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags

Verse Layouts

  • Prose Verse PresenceProse + Verse + Prose
    Scriptio Continua in verse partno
    Abbreviations in verse partno

Text

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

Inscription & Translations

FESTIO[ ? ]
LONGINI
IVLLIMILLEG
XVAPOLFHSE
5ANV
NVTRITVS
SINEMATRE
SALIVISSVIS
SPESETCORONA
FVITPATRISSVI
10FATVSETFORTVNA
INIQVITERIVDICAVIT

PFC
Festio [.. ? ..]
Longini
Iulli mil(itis) leg(ionis)
XV Apol(linaris) f(ilius) h(ic) s(itus) e(st)
5an(norum) V.
Nutritus
sine matre
salivis suis
spes et corona
fuit patris sui
10Fatus et Fortuna
iniquiter iudicavit.

P(ater) f(aciendum) c(uravit).
Festio [.. ? ..] Longini Iulli mil(itis) leg(ionis) XV Apol(linaris) f(ilius) h(ic) s(itus) e(st) an(norum) V.

Nutritus sine matre salivis suis
spes et corona fuit patris sui
Fatus et Fortuna iniquiter iudicavit.
P(ater) f(aciendum) c(uravit).
Apparatus

Main Translation

Translation For Festius ..., son of Longinus Iullus, soldier of the Legio XV Apollinaris. Here he lies. He lived for 5 years. Brought up without his mother, on his own saliva. He was the hope and crown of his father. Fate and Fortune judged him unfairly. His father had [this] made for him.
Citation Faithfull 2024

Other Translations

Prosopographical Information

  • NameFestius
    GenderMale
    Age RangeInfant (0–12)
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameLonginus Iullus
    GenderMale
    ProfessionMilitary staff
    RoleDedicator

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 71 AD
Date (To) 114 AD
Date (Criteria)

Bibliography

Images

  • © Landessammlungen NÖ, Archäologischer Park Carnuntum, Foto: Ortolf Harl

Editing History

Created 2026-10-15, by Anna Pokorny
Work Status Complete
Import Notice Imported from Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelberg at 2024-07-11T12:04:26, ID there: HD024324
Revisions
  1. by Unknown
    at 2024-07-11 12:04
  2. by Eric Andreas Kunz
    at 2024-08-09 15:49
  3. by Eric Andreas Kunz
    at 2024-08-09 15:49
  4. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-29 15:17
  5. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-10-10 09:35
  6. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-10-10 09:37
  7. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-10-10 15:04
  8. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-01-21 10:45
  9. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-01-21 10:47
  10. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-01-21 10:55
  11. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-01-21 10:57
  12. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2026-01-26 18:05
  13. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-01-27 12:16
  14. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2026-01-27 13:28
  15. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-08-26 13:15
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