ISic000951: Epitaph of Klodios Romanos

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana; photo Mus. arch. reg. P.Orsi, Siracusa
I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana; photo Mus. arch. reg. P.Orsi, Siracusa
ID
ISic000951
Language
Ancient Greek
Status
draft
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque

Edition

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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of IG

Physical description

Support

Description
No data
Object type
plaque
Object condition
complete
Dimensions
height: cmwidth: cmdepth: cm

Material

Description
Very fine-grained, homogeneous, white marble, likely Lunense, Docimian, Göktepe, Hymettan. Digital microscopy: homeoblastic fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy)
Type > subtype
stone.marble > Lunense,Docimian,Göktepe,Hymettan

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
complete
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering

qudarte epsilon, lunate sigma, uncial omega, use of interpuncts around numerals. Neatly v-cut letters albeit of slightly irregular size.

Letter heights
Line 1: mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Syracusae
Provenance found
Catacomb of Vigna Cassia

Current location

Place
Siracusa, Sicilia
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi
6112
Autopsy
None
Map

Date

Later Roman (AD 275 - AD 600)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

Digital editions
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
12/6/2025