Funerary Inscription of Valeria Fortunata

Funerary Inscription of Valeria Fortunata
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<Location> Agora, Athens, Greece

Bilingual funerary inscription in Latin and Greek. Antiochus (Antiochos), imperial slave, dedicated this inscription to his deceased partner Valeria Fortunata. In Roman Empire, the slaves did not have legal right to marry, and had to be contented with common-law marriage.


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