Very fragmentary Latin inscriptions referring to some martyrs whose names are lost, probably *Alexander and *Eventius (bishop and priest, martyrs of Rome, S00127). Found in the cemetery of Saint Alexander on the via Nomentana, Rome. Probably 5th c. or later. [provisional entry]
Evidence ID
E07473
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
Inscriptions - Inscribed architectural elements
Inscription A:
On a fragment of the top surface of a marble latticework screen. Broken into two conjoining fragments. H. 21 cm, W. 30 cm. Letter height 5 cm. Line 1 is scratched, and may be either a later addition to the proper text, or, as suggested by Ferrua, a stonecutter's draft, made before he carved the elegant text.
[- - -] MAR[- - -]
[- - -] martyr[- - -]
Inscription B:
On a similar fragment of a marble screen, likewise broken into two parts, but also incorporating one complete and two partly lost arches at the bottom. H. 18 cm; W. 25 cm; Th. 2.5 cm. Letter height 2.3 cm.
[- - - m]artiri [- - -]
Text: ICVR, n.s., VIII, no. 22961 = EDB41552 and EDB41553.
Cult PlacesBurial site of a saint - crypt/ crypt with relics
Non Liturgical ActivityPrayer/supplication/invocation
Burial site of a saint - crypt/ crypt with relics
Burial site of a saint - tomb/grave
Burial site of a saint - cemetery/catacomb
Non Liturgical ActivityPrayer/supplication/invocation
Bequests, donations, gifts and offerings
Renovation and embellishment of cult buildings
Source
The right-hand fragments of Inscription A and B were recorded in 1888 by Giovanni Battista de Rossi, in the cemetery's basilica. Further fragments were found by Josi and Marucchi. Now displayed on a wall in sector E of the cemetery.Bibliography
Edition:Epigraphic Database Bari, no. EDB41552.
see http://www.edb.uniba.it/epigraph/41552
Epigraphic Database Bari, no. EDB41553.
see http://www.edb.uniba.it/epigraph/41553
De Rossi, G.B., Ferrua, A. (eds.) Inscriptiones Christianae Urbis Romae Septimo Saeculo Antiquiores, n.s., vol. 8: Coemeteria viarum Nomentanae et Salariae (Vatican: Pont. Institutum Archaeologiae Christianae, 1983), no. 22961 (with further bibliography).
Record Created By
Paweł Nowakowski
Date of Entry
24/03/2019
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00060 | Martyrs, unnamed or name lost | martyres, martyr | Certain | S00127 | Alexander, Eventius and Theodolus, bishop, priest and deacon, martyrs of Rome | Uncertain |
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