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A NEW ROMAN SARCOPHAGUS FROM KOMÁROM-ESZTERGOM COUNTY
A NEW ROMAN SARCOPHAGUS FROM KOMÁROM-ESZTERGOM COUNTY

Author(s): Péter Kovács
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies, Ancient World
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: epigraphy of Roman Pannonia; sarcophagus; Brigetio;

Summary/Abstract: In the Museum of Tata there is an unpublished Roman sarcophagus. Because of the hardly legible inscription it has been unpublished for decades. The sarcophagus was erected by a former beneficiarius to his wife and daughter. The structure of the inscription is very unusual with two clauses because the veteran had bought the sarcophagus when his wife was still alive, later he together with his children buried them both into the sarcophagus. Because of the damaged part two restoration possibilities have been proposed. The sarcophagus was made in a local workshop of Brigetio. The inscription can be dated to the middle of the 3rd century but before the reform of Gallienus in the 260s, as still a senatorial legatus legionis was mentioned.

  • Issue Year: 67/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 129-133
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English