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Not many graves have so far been found. Near the amphitheatre 62 tombs were excavated, 23 inhumations and 39 cremations. They are all older than the building. Some more tombs were found near the Christian church. Very young children could also be buried inside the house. Two noteworthy grave monuments were found. The first is a tombstone in the shape of an obelisk "for Quinctia Maxima, mother".
Limestone cippus for Quinctia Maxima. H. 1.52.
EDCS-08401620. Photo: Wiblé 1983, Abb. 38.In the church of Notre-Dame a tombstone was reused that had been erected for Pantania Pervinca by her husband, the soldier Aurelius Maximianus. This monument also has a relief of the couple and their two children. Above the couple are a compass, a plummet and an axe (ascia). These tools and the last line of the inscription probably served to protect the empty sepulchre from injury. One of the sides is decorated with a vine branch and bunches of grapes. On the other side are a spear, a sword and a banner.
D(is) M(anibus)
MEMORIAE AETER(nae)
PANTONIAE PER
VINCAE KARIS
SIM(a)E CONIVGI
AVR(elius) MAXIMIA
NVS M(iles) LEG(ionis) VIII
AVG(ustae) EX BENEFIC(iar?)IO
E[t] SIBI VIV(u)S FECIT
S(ub) A(scia) D(edicavit)To the spirits of the underworld.
To the eternal memory
of Pantonia
Pervinca, most
beloved wife.
Aurelius Maximianus,
soldier of the 8th legion
Augusta, former soldier with special duties,
made it also for himself during his lifetime.
He dedicated it while yet under the trowel.Limestone. W. 0.59, h. 1.45, d. 0.44. 200-250 AD. EDCS-03000570. Photos: Bossert-Neukom 2004, Taf. 16 and Nelis-Clement et al. 1996, fig. 1. Quite remarkable was the discovery of numerous burials of puppies in the northern corner of insula 5. At least seventeen were laid down in small pits. In each grave a small terracotta vessel had been placed, in one grave also a coin. All puppies were less than eight weeks old. They belonged to a short-statured breed ("lap dogs"). It is not clear whether we are dealing with normal graves of domestic animals, or whether the burials were votive offerings. The graves were made in the later first or in the second century.
Introduction
The forum
Houses and workshops
Baths and water supply
Gallo-Roman templesThe precinct of temple II
The mithraeum
The amphitheatre
Christianity
Burials
[6-Feb-2024]
