Vol. 21 (2023)
Note e discussioni

Reading notes to the Greek epitaph Roma, Abbazia di San Paolo fuori le Mura, inv. 50825 (TM 309415).

Marco Fressura
Università degli Studi Roma Tre

Published 2024-01-31

Keywords

  • Greek inscription,
  • epitaph,
  • Via Ostiense Necropolis at Rome,
  • foreigners in Late antique Rome,
  • Syrian toponyms

Abstract

A new examination of the original inscription TM 309415 kept at the Abbey of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome has led to a reconsideration of its layout and text, namely a Greek epitaph for a Syrian man who died in 431 AD.