THE FIRST SIX CENTURIES. 275 



"In the Consulship of Constantius Augustus, for the second time, and 

 Constans Augustus, on the Nones of December (i.e. December 5th, 339, 

 A.D.), Claudianus sleeps in peace." 



4. 



(See Plate II, 2.) 



(In Mus, Vat.; De Eossi, n. 69.) 



KATAOECIC • 



OKTABIAAHC 



nPO©KAACET 



POMOYAI 



KaTa^ccis '0KTa{3iXXr]<; Trpo 6 KaX(av^u>v) S€T(eju,j8ptW) 'Pw/tovAt. 



" The burial of Octavilla (took place) on the ninth day before the 

 Calends of September [in the Consulship] of Eomulus," i.e. August 24th, 

 343, A.D. 



'Pw/AovAi, witli the Latin ending of tlie genitive, stands for 'Pw/xot- 

 Xov, i.e. vTrareta FiofJLOvXov. 



5. 

 GAVDENTIVS • DIE • III • KAL 

 AVa • SERGIO • ET • NIGRINIANO • 



coss 



(U coemeterio Hippolyti; De Eossi, n. 109.) 



Gaudentius, die III Kalendas Augustas, Sergio et Nigriniano 

 Consulibus. 



" Gaudentius, on the third day before the Calends of August, in the 

 Consulship of Sergius and Nigrinianus," i.e. July 30th, 350, a.d. 



6. 

 DEPOSTIO SEDATI XII KAL 

 DECEMBRES • GRAT ANOV 

 ET TODOSIO CONSS 



(In coem. Theodora; De Eossi, n. 291.) 



Depostio (depositio) Sedati, XII Kalendas Decemhres, Gratiano 

 V et Todosio (Theodosio) Consulibus. 



" The burial of Sedatus (took place) on the twelfth day before the 

 Calends of December, in the Consulship of Gratianus, for the fifth time, 

 and Theodosius," i.e. November 20th, 379, a.d. 



I have regarded depositio as "burial." There are examples of 



