Funerary pedestal of Marcus Iulius Avitus

Funerary pedestal, dedicated to the
Manes gods
(spirits guarding the dead) of Marcus Iulius Avitus, aged 28, commissioned by his mother, Iulia Iuliana, to her son, model of piety. Found in 1955, being reused in Rua da Madalena, this epigraphic monument originally supported a statue of the deceased in a
necropolis
in
Felicitas Iulia Olisipo
, indicating the resting place of his mortal remains.

Type of inscription

Funerary

Language

Latin

Technique

Engraving

Reading

D(iis) M(anibus) S(acrum)/ M(arco) IVLIO AVITO/ Ann(orum) XXVIII IVLIA/ IVLIANA MATER/ FIL(io) PIENTISSIMO/ P(onendum) C(uravit)

Translation

Consecrated to the Manes gods. To Marcus Iulius Avitus, aged 28. Iulia Iuliana, the mother, ordered placement for her son, model of piety.

Present location

Museum of Lisbon | Pimenta Palace

Discovery location

Rua da Madalena, Lisboa

Suggested reading

Encarnação, J.; Fernandes, L. (1998) - Sobre uma inscrição romana da rua da Madalena, em Lisboa. Olisipo: Boletim do Grupo "Amigos de Lisboa". Lisboa: Grupo "Amigos de Lisboa". II Série. 7, pp. 7-12.

Ramirez Sádaba, J. L. (2002) - O homem e a morte na Lusitânia. In Ribeiro, J. C., coord. - Religiões da Lusitânia. Loquuntur Saxa. Lisboa: Museu Nacional de Arqueologia, pp. 301-305.

Useful links

Identification code​

LxRomana1106040