292 CHRISTIAN EPITAPHS OF 



contingent on the recovery of some one from illness, lie was dis- 

 inclined, or was afraid, to omit the performance of the vow, even 

 though the object had not been attained. Here, and in other places, the 

 words simply mean " against the wish." Mark the nse of both U and V. 

 1. 2. LX. In De Eossi's copy we have XL : I have followed Muratori. 



38. 

 HIC HEQVIESCIT IN PACE lANVARIA 

 L-FQYAE VIXIT PL • M • ANN • XXVIII • C • MA 

 KIT V • FEC • ANN XV • M • XI -JD • X • DEP • 

 D • XV JKAL • FEBRVAR • II • PC BILI 

 SARI VI P IND- PRIMA 



HIC REQVIESCIT IN PACE FILICELLVS SVBD • 

 QV 



{Nolx ; De Eossi, in comment, n. 1055.) 



Hie requiescit in pace Janucn'ia, laudahilis femina, qiice vixit 

 plus minus annos XXVIll, cum maritu (marito) fecit annos XV, 

 menses XI, dies X. Beposita, die XV Kalendas Fehruarias, II 

 post considatum Bilisai'i (Belisarii), Viri Illustris, per indietione 

 (indictionem) pi-ima (primam). Hie requiescit in j^ace Filicelhis 

 subdiaconus qui 



" Here rests in peace, Januaria, a praiseworthy woman, who lived 

 twenty-eight years, more or less ; i^assed with her husband fifteen years, 

 eleven months, ten days. Buried on the fifteenth day before the Calends 

 of February, in the second 5^ear after the Consulship of Belisarius, during 

 the first Indiction {i.e. January 18th, 538, a.d.) Here rests in peace, 

 Filicellus, a Subdeacon, who" 



1. 3. Ann. XV' M • XI' D ' X. From this it appears that Janu- 

 aria was married when she was about twelve years of age. There are 

 examples of marriage at eleven, and, even, ten. See Fabretti, p. 586, 

 and Orelli, 2653. 1. 4. II • PC. De Rossi's note, in which he 

 determines the year, is well worthy of attentive perusal. 



(e.) To a son:— 39. 



MIRAE • INNOCENTIAE AC SAPIENTIAE 

 PVERO • MARCIANO QVI VIXIT ANN • IIII ET 



MENSES • IIII • DIES • II • QVIESCET IN PACE 

 D • PRID • KAL • DEC • ARBETIONE ET LOLLIANO COSS • 



[PARENTES FECERVNT 

 (^E coem. Priscillse,; De Rossi, n, 125 X 



