278 CHRISTIAN EPITAPHS Ot 



"Here lies Muscula, who was also called Galatea, who lived two years^ 

 two months, and seventeen days. Buried on the fifteenth day before the 

 Calends of August, in the Consulship of Gratianus Augustus for the 

 second time, and Probus (i.e. July 18th, 371, a.d.), in peace.-' 



It has been suggested that Galatea may have been the Heathen, 

 and Muscula the Christian, name of the deceased. Thus we find in 

 Reinesiua, n. 452 : Accia vel Maria est nomen mihi Tulliana, i.e. 

 her heathen name was Accia, but her Christian, Maria. This notice, 

 however, of two names is not rare in heathen epigraphy. Perhaps 

 Muscula was her pet name. In the text, I have adopted, in the 

 third line, De Eossi's reading of ET for IT. The use of the abla- 

 tive for time "how long," is common in inscriptions. Sometimes we 

 have the two constructions in the same sentence, as in n. 34. 



12. 

 TIBVRTIVS QVI VIXIT ANN- XXVI -ET MENS • 

 Villi • DXI • DEP • VII • NON • DEC • DN • GEATI 

 ANO IIII-ET MEEOBAVDE COSS • IN PACE 



{Ad S. Agnetis; De Eossi, n. 268.) 



Tiburtius, qui vixit annos XXYI et menses IX, dies XL De- 

 positus, VII Nonas Decembres, Domino Nostra Gratiano IV et 

 Merohaude Consulihus, in pace. 



" Tiburtius, who lived twenty-six years, and nine months, (and) eleven 

 days. Buried on the seventh day before the Nones of December, in the 

 Consulship of our Lord Gratianus for the fourth time, and Merobaudes 

 {i.e. November 29th, 377, a.d.), in peace." 



1. 2. VII • NON • DEC. I have regarded this as = III • KAL • 

 DEC. Thus we have in De Eossi, n. 442, VIII • X • (XVIII) 

 KL-MAET, i.e. PEID • ID • FEB • ; and'in n. 587, XVIII KAL 

 ENDAS NOBEMBEES, i.e. ID • OCTOB. 



13. 



IC POSITVS ETS LEO QVI 

 VIXIT ANNOS • XXVI DI 

 POSITUS • VIII • IDVS • 

 CT0BEIS • NATVS EST 

 TAVEO • ET • FLOEENTIO 



cess 



{In Bibliotheca S. Gregorii — Marini ; De Koesi, n. 362.), 



