5/19/2023 0 Comments Paternus series![]() ![]() Even allowing for such shortcomings, inscriptions present a valuable body of evidence for Roman society. Inscriptions were also expensive, leaving the poor, slaves, women, and children less visible, as were people not so able to or interested in adopting Roman ways. As these inscriptions adorn public monuments, they were generally calibrated to convey a particular message, while the use of highly formulaic phrases limits the scope for truly individual statements. PHOTO: Museum of Art and History, Geneva, photographe: Flora Bevilacquaīefore getting too carried away, though, it is important for us to acknowledge that epigraphy is not a perfect source. The curving shapes beside Sevva’s face are generally seen as crescent moons a common Gallo-Roman funerary symbol – although such moons are usually horizontal. It probably dates to the 1st century AD, although a 3rd-century AD origin has also been proposed. This example, a tombstone for Sevva, daughter of Verecunda, is also notable for featuring the earliest surviving image of a Genevan woman. Roman inscriptions found in Geneva reveal much about the lives of some of the women who lived there. ![]()
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