Gravestone of Caius Popillius
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Gravestone of Caius Popillius
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Published 2017-11-09T13:06:20+00:00
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The deceased seats on a majestic throne. A slave is holding an eilitarion (scroll), making the so-called "horns" sign with his hand (either a conversational gesture or one to avert evil, that is, apotropaic).
The inscription, in Greek and Latin, is in the form of a dialog: an anonymous passerby greets the deceased, who replies. Bilingual as well as Latin inscriptions were quite rare and did not usually refer to locals.
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| Date published | 09/11/2017 |
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| Title | Gravestone of Caius Popillius |
| Date | Circa 50 B.C. |
| Place | Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki |
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