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The epitaph of Publius Scipio

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

K. M. Moir
K. M. Moir
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Edinburgh
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Quei apice insigne Dial(is fl)aminis gesistei | mors perfec(it) tua ut essent omnia | brevia, honos, fama, virtusque | gloria atque ingenium. Quibus sei | in longa licuiset tibe utier vita, | facile facteis superases gloriam | maiorum. Qua relubens te in gremiu, | Scipio, recipit terra, Publi, | prognatum Publio, Corneli. ILLRP 311

For you who wore the distinctive cap of a Flamen Dialis, Death cut everything short — honour, fame and virtue, glory and intellectual ability. If you had been granted a long life in which to use these advantages, you would have far surpassed the glory of your ancestors by your achievements. Therefore Earth gladly takes you in her arms, Scipio — Publius Cornelius, son of Publius.

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Information
The Classical Quarterly , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , May 1986 , pp. 264 - 266
Copyright
Copyright © The Classical Association 1986

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References

1 Coarelli, F., ‘Il Sepolcro degli Scipioni’ DdA 6 (1972), 1Google Scholar.

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