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Monument ID 72
Monument Specific Findspot Note found near MonumentID 40, 41
Publication Citation Patsch 1908
Date Found or Published 1908
Monument Type stela
Monument Of Seventh Legion yes
Inscription T(itus) Varius T(iti) f(ilius) / Vel(ina) domo / Pessinunte / vet(eranus) leg(ionis) VII / an(norum) L sti(pendiorum) XXIX / h(ic) s(itus) e(st) her(es) pos(uit)
Translation Here lies Titus Varius, son of Titus, of the Velina tribe, from the city of Pessinus, a veteran of the 7th legion who lived for 50 years and served for 29. His heir erected this.
Translation Source Coopey
Lower Field Decoration quad-panelled door
Lower Field Detail lions
Portrait no portrait
Frieze military
Date From 7
Date To 42
Tončinić 2011 Stelae Type A1a
ModernHolding Zemaljski muzej Bosne i Hercegovine/The National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
MonumentNote the quad-panelled door is visible under the inscription but is cut off so only the top of the first two-panels are visible, with possible remains of lions heads inside them
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Suggested Citation

Ewan Coopey, Brian Ballsun-Stanton. (2025) "Monument 72 from Europe/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Smokovice-Hardomilje". In Community and Identity in the Roman Seventh Legion. Ewan Coopey, Brian Ballsun-Stanton (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/8b2ca66f-ce6e-4058-ae0a-72237d4d3df9>

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