SELF-ASSUMED IDENTITY AND THE FUNERARY EPIGRAPHY OF ROMAN

DACIA

DR. RADA VARGACENTRE FOR ROMAN STUDIES, BABEŞ-BOLYAI UNIVERSITY,

CLUJ-NAPOCA

ESSHC, Glasgow, 11th-14th May 2012

Name Juridical status

Name Deceased Juridical status

Name Age Family relations

Epithets Other data Place of discovery

Bibliography

Caius peregrine Roman Alexander Cai peregrine Greek+Roman 40 y. fatherAlburnus

MaiorAE 1978, 679

Caius Septimius Constans

citizen RomanSeptimius;

Septimia Speratacitizens Roman; Roman ?; 3 y.

brother; niece

bene merentibus For the sister in

law as well, her name unkept

AmpelumIDR III/3,

363

Capito Triti freedman Illyrian ?

Claudia Pia (domo

Lapiaerom); Claudius Firminus

citizens Roman; Roman47 y.; 15 y. 4 m. 10 d.

wife; son

piisima, bene

merentibus ambiguity of his name

Ampelum CIL III 7845

Claudia Vera citizen Roman Claudia Tertullia citizen Roman 4 y. daughter Ampelum CIL III 1328

ARCOBADARA

ALBURNUS MAIOR

AMPELUM

Unknown8% Brother

4% Daughter12%

Father8%

Grand-children

2%

Husband14%Son

18%

Her(him)self2%

Mother6%

Parents in law2%

Niece/nephew

2%

Wife23% Aunt

1%

Age category

Number of characters

F M

0-1 2 22-5 18 7 11

6-10 11 2 911-15 6 2 416-20 16 8 821-25 10 6 426-30 10 7 331-35 4 3 136-40 8 3 541-45 5 2 346-50 9 4 551-55 6 4 256-60 10 5 561-65 3 2 166-70 6 4 271-75 1 176-80 2 281-85 2 1 186-90 1 191-95 1 1

96-100 1 1

Unknown8% Brother

4% Daughter12%

Father8%

Grand-children

2%

Husband14%Son

18%

Her(him)self2%

Mother6%

Parents in law2%

Niece/nephew

2%

Wife23% Aunt

1%

CIL III 1530

IDR III/5, 553

IDR III/2, 392

CIL III 1246 (drawing after Marsili)

Roman

Grek

Thracian

Illyrian

Celtic

78%

4%

3%

2%

2%

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