Inscriptions: Funerary inscription for Aelius Iulius Iulianus

Identification

Reference as:	MPL00097
Title	Funerary inscription for Aelius Iulius Iulianus
Trismegistos-No.	178866

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place	Romula
Find Context	The monument was discovered in 1952, near the Drumul lui Traian, a Roman road, south-east of the city walls.
Latitude	0.0
Longitude	0.0
Current Location	Caracal, Muzeul Romanațiului
Inventory number	1135
Current Location Details
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[---]] et in bellis \u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Epitaph from Micia, aus? \u2013 H\u0103r\u0103u (Dacia) - HD045596"}]

Object Details

Object Type	sarcophagus
Material	limestone
State of Preservation	complete
Dimensions	width: 222.0 cm height: 100.0 cm depth: 92.0 cm
Letter Size in cm (min)	2.5
Letter Size in cm (max)	3.5
Execution Technique	chiselled
Religion	Pagan

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography	The front contains a depiction with the head of Medusa, and at its corners the lid is decorated with acroters, except for the front, where there are two winged genii. The text has been inscribed in a tabula ansata.
Decoration Tags	Architecture / Acroterion God / Genius God / Medusa

Verse Layouts

Prose Verse Presence Praescriptum + carmen
Layout Types (Prose)
Left aligned
Layout Types (Verse)
Left aligned
Scriptio Continua in verse part no
Abbreviations in verse part no
Verse Line Correspondence Yes

Prose Verse Presence	Praescriptum + carmen
Layout Types (Prose)	Left aligned
Layout Types (Verse)	Left aligned
Scriptio Continua in verse part	no
Abbreviations in verse part	no
Verse Line Correspondence	Yes

Text

Function	funerary inscription
Language(s)	Latin
Verse Type(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Rhythmisation	Quantitative scheme

Inscription & Translations

Diplomatic Interpretative Verse Visualisation

DM
AELIVLIVLIANODECQVAESTORIC
AEDILICCOLROMVLVALERIAGE
MELLINAMARITOBMP

5CONIVGIPROMERITISQVONDAMKARISSIMOCONIVNX
HANCIVLIANODOMVMFLENDOFABRICAVIPARENNEM
FRIGIDAQVAMEMBRAPOSSINTREQVIESCEREMORTI
QVATTVORHICDENOSVIXITSINECVLPAPERANNOS
ETSVAPERFVNCTVSVIDITCVMGLORIAHONORES
10ECCEGEMELLINAPIETATEDVCTAMARITO
STRVXIDOLENSDIGNOSEDEMCVMLIBERISVNA
INTERPAMPINEAVIRGVLTAETGRAMINALAETA
VMBRASVPERRAMIVIRIDESVBIDENSAMINISTRANT
QVILEGISHOSVERSVSOPTALEVETERRAVIATOR

D(is) M(anibus).
Ael(io) Iul(io) Iuliano dec(urioni) quaestoric(io)
aedilic(io) col(oniae) Romul(ensis), Valeria Ge-
mellina marito b(ene) m(erenti) p(osuit).

5Coniugi pro meritis quondam karissimo coniunx
Hanc Iuliano domum flendo fabricavi parennem
Frigida qua membra possint requiescere morti.
Quattuor hic denos vixit sine culpa per annos
Et sua perfunctus vidit cum gloria honores.
10Ecce Gemellina pietate ducta marito
Struxi dolens digno sedem cum liberis una
Inter pampinea virgulta et gramina laeta
Umbra super rami virides ubi densa ministrant
Qui legis hos versus, opta leve terra, viator.

D(is) M(anibus). Ael(io) Iul(io) Iuliano dec(urioni) quaestoric(io) aedilic(io) col(oniae) Romul(ensis), Valeria Gemellina marito b(ene) m(erenti) p(osuit).

Coniugi pro meritis quondam karissimo coniunx
Hanc Iuliano domum flendo fabricavi parennem
Frigida qua membra possint requiescere morti.
Quattuor hic denos vixit sine culpa per annos
Et sua perfunctus vidit cum gloria honores.
Ecce Gemellina pietate ducta marito
Struxi dolens digno sedem cum liberis una
Inter pampinea virgulta et gramina laeta
Umbra super rami virides ubi densa ministrant
Qui legis hos versus, opta leve terra, viator.

Apparatus

Main Translation

Translation	To the Spirits of the Departed. For Aelius Iulius Iulianus, decurion, one-time quaestor and edile of the colony of Romula: Valeria Gemellina has erected (sc. this monument) for her very deserving husband. To my husband, once my dearest for his achievements, I, the wife, have built this eternal dwelling, for Iulianus, in tears, so that your cold limbs might find rest in death. He lived for ten times four years, without reproach, and upon his death he looked back on his distinctions combined with his acclaim. Behold: I, Gemellina, led by dutifulness and in pain, erected a resting place for my worthy husband, together with the children, amidst the vines and grass in abundance, where green branches provide dense shade. You, wayfarer, who read these lines, wish (sc. him) a light earth (sc. resting upon him).
Citation	Team MAPPOLA

Other Translations

Zeilor Mani,
Lui Aelius Iulius Iulianus, decurion, fost cvestor și edil al colonie Romula, soțului care a binemeritat, i-a pus Valeria Gemellina.
Scumpului soț lulian, pentru a lui vrednicie, eu soața,
Casa aceasta de veci i-am ridicat-o cu lacrimi,
Recele-i trup spre-a-și putea odihni după moarte într-însa.
Trăit-a el ani patruzeci, în cinste deplină
și datoria împlinindu-și, de slav și rang avu parte.
și iată că eu, Gemellina, de pietate pătrunsă,
Soțului vrednic, mâhnită-i durai cu copii lăcașul
Între tufișuri de viță și desfătătoare verdeață,
Unde stufoasele ramuri l-acopăr cu umbra lor deasă.
Urează-i, drumeț călător, să-i fie țărâna ușoară. (Romanian, Ștefan Bezdechi 1960)

Prosopographical Information

Name Aelius Iulius Iulianus
Gender Male
Age Range Adult (21–60) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
Legal Status Roman citizen
Rank Ordo municipalis
Profession Imperial and municipal staff
Role Dedicatee
Name Valeria Gemellina
Gender Female
Legal Status Roman citizen
Role Dedicator

Name	Aelius Iulius Iulianus
Gender	Male
Age Range	Adult (21–60) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
Legal Status	Roman citizen
Rank	Ordo municipalis
Profession	Imperial and municipal staff
Role	Dedicatee

Name	Valeria Gemellina
Gender	Female
Legal Status	Roman citizen
Role	Dedicator

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze?	no

Dating

Date (From)	201 AD
Date (To)	250 AD
Date (Criteria)	archaeology formulae

Bibliography

IDR II 00357
CLE 02690
AE 1957, 00334
AE 2003, 01528 adn.
Sămărghițan Ana, Poezia funerară în Dacia. In: M. Bărbulescu (ed.), Funeraria Dacoromana. Arheologia funerară a Daciei romane, Cluj-Napoca 2003, 177–178, n. 9. 🔗 link
CLENovo p 79

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