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Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum

Latin Funerary Inscriptions

Epitaphs for Men

The epitaphs for men often provide information about the individual’s profession in life, offering a glimpse into the personal histories of the people commemorated. Among the inscriptions on view in the museum, we have evidence for professional soldiers, gladiator trainers, merchants, a doctor and a nomenclator.

  • Aristarchus (A Nomenclator)
  • Claudius (Ear Doctor)
  • Festus (A Soldier)
  • Hyacintus (Gladiator Trainer)
  • Mettius (A Soldier)
  • Philargyrus (Gladiator Trainer)
  • Sabinus (A Soldier)
  • Successus (Wine Merchant)
    • Introduction
    • Epitaphs for Children
      • Benedictus
      • Laberia Auxime
      • Marcus Popillius Achaicus
      • Saturnina
      • Soteris
      • Victris
    • Epitaphs for Men
      • Aristarchus (A Nomenclator)
      • Claudius (Ear Doctor)
      • Festus (A Soldier)
      • Hyacintus (Gladiator Trainer)
      • Mettius (A Soldier)
      • Philargyrus (Gladiator Trainer)
      • Sabinus (A Soldier)
      • Successus (Wine Merchant)
    • Epitaphs for Women
      • Agileia Prima
      • Coelia Athenaïs
      • Cosconia Calityche
      • Flavia Primitiva
      • Flavia Salvia
      • Tettedia Calliope
      • Volusia Romana
    • Other Epitaphs
      • “Splendor et Divitiae”
      • Antonius Laomedes
      • Claudius Alexander
      • Livia Acte and Claudius Felix
      • Publius Septicius Dionysius
      • Publius Vibius Rufus
      • Sergius Heliodorus
      • Sextus Lollius

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