THE FIRST SIX CENTURIES. 283 



22. 

 HIC REQVIESCET QVODVVLDEVS HO 

 NESTERECORDATIONES VIR OVI VIC 

 XIT ANNOS-L-ci DEPOSITYS IN PACE 

 DIE V ID YS Q CTOBRES CONSS DD NN 

 ARCADIO AVG QVATER ET HONO 

 RIO AVG TER CONSVLIBVS 



{In Mus. Lat.; De Rossi, n. 436.) 



Sic requiescet (requiescit) Quodvuldeus (Quodvultdeus), honeste (hon- 



estae) recordationes (recordationis) vir, ovi (qui) vicxit (vixit) annos 



L VII. Depositus in pace^ die V Idus Octohres, Consulihus Dominis 



Nbstris Arcadio Awgusto quater et Honorio Augusto ter Consulihus. 



"Here rests Quodvultdeus^ a man worthy to be remembered with honor, 

 who lived fifty-seven years. Buried, in peace, on the fifth day before 

 the Ides of October, in the Consulship of our Lords Arcadius Augustus, 

 for the fourth time, and Honorius Augustus, for the third time," i. e. 

 October 11th, 396, a.d. 



Christians assumed such names as Adeodatus, Deusdedit, Quod- 

 vultdens. 



23. 



EN©AAE KEITAI EYTYXIAN02 

 ZHCAC EN XO TEAEYTATHnP© 

 KAAANAfiN AYrOYCTON YH 

 ANIKIOY AYXENIOY BACCOYK 

 $AI$AinnOY 



{Acris prope Syracusas; Kirchhoff, n. 94'78.) 



'Ev^aSe Ketrai 'EvTT;;(iavos ^^<ras cv Xpto-TW. TcXcrm ttj irpo 6 KaX- 

 avSwv kvyovcrroiv VTraria 'Aviklov Av^eviov Bacraov koI ^X. ^iXlttttov. 



" Here lies Eutychianus, having lived in Christ. He dies on the ninth 

 day before the Calends of August, in the Consulship of Anicius Auch- 

 enius Bassus, and Flavins Philippus," i.e. July 24th, 408, a.d. 



24. 

 GVLFINVS • FAMVLVS • DEI 

 VIXIT • ANNOS • PLVS • MINVS • LXX 

 RECESSIT • IN • PACE D • III • KAL 

 AVGVSTAS • ERA • D 



{Eispali; Maffei, Mus. Ver., 423, 3.) 

 Gulfinus, famulus Dei, vixit annos plus minus LXX. Recessit 

 ■in pace, die III Kalendas Augustas, era D. 



