Bilingual Roman tombstone (Latin and Aramaic) dedicated to Regina, a freedwoman of the Catuvellauni (a Celtic tribe of Roman Britain), by her husband Barates of Palmyra. Dated to the 2nd century CE, found at South Shields (Arbeia Roman Fort), England. [667 × 1000]
by tahmkenchisbroken
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The inscription reads:
(Latin) To the spirits of the departed (and to) Regina, his freedwoman and wife, a Catuvellaunian by tribe, aged 30, Barates of Palmyra (set this up)
(Aramaic) Regina, the freedwoman of Barates, alas.
And defaced? 🤨 Do you know what happened here ?