Tuesday, March 25th, 2008...11:26 amfrancese
Epitaph for a Roman Soldier (CLE 537 = CIL 5.5824)
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d. M. L. Comagi Firmi milit(is) leg. II Parth. qui vixit ann. XXVII m. II d. V
Parcae te miseris rapuere parent(ibus) urna
spectantes livente animo tuae gloriae cursum
fletus in perpetuo miserae reliq(uisti) dolore,
nec potuit corpus a sodalib(us) tradi sepulchro.
me decepisti, nimium horfanam tu reliquist(i)
Nigidia Firmina mater infeliciss(ima) filio pientissimo.
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3 Comments
March 25th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
By the way, I forgot to mention that this inscription was found at Milan, but is now lost, according to my source for the text, F. Buecheler, ed., Carmina Latina Epigraphica (Stuttgart: Teubner, 1895), 257.
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:32 am
that’s really a fantastic post ! ! added to my favourite blogs list..
April 4th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Many thanks.
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