ABSTRACT

This inscription is a typical example of the pagan Roman pattern of commemoration in imperial Rome. The following is equally typical of the Christian Roman pattern:

Aureliae Bonifatiae coniugi incomparabili verae castitatis feminae quae vixit ann xxv m ii dieb iiii hor vi Aurelius Ampliatus cum Gordiano filio

‘To Aurelia Bonifatia an incomparable wife (coniugi incomparabili), a woman of true chastity (verae castitatis feminae) who lived 25 years, 2 months, 4 days and 6 hours. Aurelius Ampliatus dedicated this memory together with their son Gordianus.’