Article contents
The epitaph of Publius Scipio
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 February 2009
Extract
Quei apice insigne Dial(is fl)aminis gesistei | mors perfec(it) tua ut essent omnia | brevia, honos, fama, virtusque | gloria atque ingenium. Quibus sei | in longa licuiset tibe utier vita, | facile facteis superases gloriam | maiorum. Qua relubens te in gremiu, | Scipio, recipit terra, Publi, | prognatum Publio, Corneli. ILLRP 311
For you who wore the distinctive cap of a Flamen Dialis, Death cut everything short — honour, fame and virtue, glory and intellectual ability. If you had been granted a long life in which to use these advantages, you would have far surpassed the glory of your ancestors by your achievements. Therefore Earth gladly takes you in her arms, Scipio — Publius Cornelius, son of Publius.
- Type
- Shorter Notes
- Information
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Classical Association 1986
References
1 Coarelli, F., ‘Il Sepolcro degli Scipioni’ DdA 6 (1972), 1Google Scholar.
2 Sumner, G. V., The Orators in Cicero's Brutus (Toronto, 1973), 36–7Google Scholar.
- 2
- Cited by