Marble Greek epitaph of Zosime from Caesarea Maritima
Dublin Core
Title
Marble Greek epitaph of Zosime from Caesarea Maritima
Description
A white marble plaque with a greek epitaph for Zosime, an Italian woman with good fortune who was once a slave, from Caesarea Maritima 1-2 c. CE
Source
Publisher
CIIP2: 1568
Date
Format
Marble
Language
Funerary inscription Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
H. 36cm
W. 72cm
D. 13cm
W. 72cm
D. 13cm
Decoration
a five line Greek inscription
Language
Translation
This tomb hides the body of Zosime, well endowed by fortune, Italian by birth, once slave of the emperors.
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP2
Edition Constituted From
CIIP2
Translation Constituted From
CIIP2
Description
A white marble plaque with a greek epitaph for Zosime, an Italian woman with good fortune who was once a slave, from Caesarea Maritima 1-2 c. CE
Current Location (if known)
Hebr. Univ. Inst. Arch., Jerusalem
Name 1
Role 1
Selected Bibliography
CIIP2=Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume II: Caesarea and the Middle Coast: a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. no.1568.
Citation
“Marble Greek epitaph of Zosime from Caesarea Maritima,” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 23, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/752.