Roman tombstone (Le Bar-sur-Loup)
The Roman tombstone in Le Bar-sur-Loup , a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region , dates from the 2nd century AD.
The well-preserved Roman tombstone was walled up at the base of the bell tower of the Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur church.
The inscription reads:
- Quadratiae Sextinae / Val (eria) Marcella mater / filiae pientissimae / quae vixit an (nos) XXXI / et sibi viva fecit
- "For Quadratia Sextina, the beloved daughter who lived 31 years, and for herself, the mother Valeria Marcella built [this stone] during her lifetime."
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , p. 80.
Web links
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