Basic info

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Inscribed object

Tablet

Object category

Roman

Description

Described by Eboracum as: "Tomb tablet, of gritstone, rectangular, 3ft 9ins by 2ft 5ins by 11ins, with an inscription in a moulded panel. D(IS) M(ANIBVS) T(ITI) FL(AVI) FLAVINI [.] LEG(IONIS) VIC(TRICIS) CLASSICUS APRILIS HERES PRIVSQUAM OBIRET FIERI IVSSIT 'To the spirits of the departed. (The tomb) of Titus Flavius Flavinus, centurion of the (Sixth) Legion Victorious. Classicius Aprilis, his heir, order it to be made before Favinus died.' The omission of VI before Vic(tricis) is presumably due to haplography. For Classicius Aprilis see [YORYM : H143]. This tablet would be walled into a built monumental tomb."

Production date start

43

Production date end

410

Period

Roman