lived in Christian times." A.D. 160.

_From the Cemetery of St. Callisto._

AVRELIA DULCISSIMA FILIA QVAE
DE. SAECVLO RECESSIT VIXIT ANN. XV. M. IIII.
SEVERO ET QVINTIN COSS.

"Aurelia; our sweetest daughter, who departed from the world.
She lived fifteen years and four months. Severus and Quintinus
being consuls." A.D. 325.

Consule Claudio et Paterno, nonis Novembribus, die Veneris,
luna XXIV, Leuces filiae Severae carissimae posuit et spiritui
sancto tuo. Mortua annorum LV et mensium XI dierum X.

"In the consulship of Claudius and Paternus, on the nones of
November, on Friday, the 24th day of the moon, Leuce erected
(this memorial) to her very dear daughter, and to thy holy
spirit. She (died at the age) of fifty-five years, and eleven
months, (and) ten days." A.D. 269.

D. M.
P. LIBERIO VICXIT
ANN N. V MENSES N. III
DIES N. VIII R. ANICIO
FAVSTO ET VIRIO GALLO
COSS

"Publius Liberio lived five years, three months, and eight
days. He retired (from this world) in the consulship of Anicius
Faustus and Virius Gallus." A.D. 298.

B.M.
CVBICVLVM. AVRELIAE. MARTINAE. CASTISSIMAE ADQVE. PVDI.
CISSIMAE FEMINAE QVE FECIT. IN. COIVGIO. ANN. XXIII. D. XIIII.
BENE MERENTI. QVE VIXIT. ANN. XL. M. XI. D. XIII. DEPOSITIO EIS
DIE. III. NONAS. OCT. NEPOTIANO. ET FACVNDO. CONNS. IN PACE

"To the well-deserving.

The chamber of Aurelia Martina, my wife, most chaste and
modest, who lived in wedlock twenty-three years and fourteen
days. To the well-deserving one, who lived forty years, eleven
months, and thirteen days. Her burial was on the third nones of
October. Nepotianus and Facundus being consuls." In peace. A.D.
336.
_Galleria Lapidaria. Vatican._

Another in Greek characters:

"Here lies Euterpe, the companion of the Muses, having lived
simply and piously, and irreproachably for fifteen years,
twenty-two days, and three months. She died on the fifth day
before the calends of December, in consulship of our lords, for
the tenth time, and for the third time (_i.e._, in the
Consulship of Constantine, for the tenth time, and Julian for
the third time)." A.D. 360.

ROMANO. NEOFITO
BENEMERENTI QVI VI
XIT. ANNOS. VIII. DXV.
REQVIESCIT IN PACE DN
FL. GRATIANO