The Regina tombstone featured in the recent BBC Radio 4 series ‘Being Roman’ by renowned historian Mary Beard was erected by a man named Barates from Palmyra, Syria.The stone has two epitaphs, one in Latin and one in (Palmyrene) Aramaic. Follow the link for photos.Originally from southeast England, Regina was a slave, but Barates freed her and later married her. When she died at the age of 30, he made her an expensive tombstone.
... A replica of the tombstone is currently on display at the British Museum, but is now acquiring the original for a major new exhibition Legion: Life in the Roman Army, which looks at what it was like to be in one of the most elite fighting forces. ...
There is a long PaleoJudaica post on this tombstone here.
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