Smyrna, Tombstone of a retiarius named Apollonius

Smyrna, Tombstone of a retiarius named Apollonius

Description

Smyrna, Tombstone of a retiarius named Apollonius

Details

Ἀπολλώνιος νείκας μηʹ.
Ζωσίμη χάριν μνήμης
ἰδία
γυνή

Apollonius, 48 victories.
His own wife Zosime (had this tomb made)
in memory

Date

ca. 200 CE–ca. 300 CE

Inscriptionnr

CIG 3275 (Greek)

Creator

Jona Lendering

Museum

Leiden, Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden

Licence

CC0 1.0 Universal

Categories

Roman Empire

Tags

Gladiator, Portrait, Relief, Tomb, Inscription

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