Marcus Lucilius Paetus
Marcus Lucilius Paetus was a Roman officer from the knighthood at the time of Augustus .
His monumental grave, which he had built for himself and his sister Lucilia Polla, who had died before him, is located in Rome near the Villa Albani and was discovered in 1885. It is a round building made of traversing and marble with a diameter of 34 m, which was presumably surmounted by a conical mound of earth 17 m high. The complex thus resembles the Augustus mausoleum . In the burial chamber there were busts of Lucilius and his sister.
The five-meter long grave inscription , which was aligned with the Via Salaria, called the military functions that Lucilius exercised:
- V (ivit) M (arcus) Lucilius M (arci) f (ilius) Sca (ptia) Paetus trib (unus) milit (um) praef (ectus) fabr (um) praef (ectus) equit (um). Lucilia M (arci) f (ilia) Polla soror
- “During your lifetime. Marcus Lucilius Paetus, son of Marcus, from the tribe Scaptia, military tribune , praefectus fabrum , prefect of the cavalry. Lucilia Polla, daughter of Marcus, his sister. "
Already in Hadrianic times the grave was buried under large amounts of earth. In the 4th century it was reused as a Christian burial place that was devastated in the early Middle Ages.
Web links
- Photos of the grave and inscription
- Information and photo to the grave (English) ( Memento of 14 February 2006 at the Internet Archive )
- Description in Rodolfo Lanciani: Pagan and Christian Rome (1892)
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lucilius Paetus, Marcus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Paetus, Marcus Lucilius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman officer of the Augustan period |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |