Rufus Sita Tombstone
The Rufus Sita Tombstone (RIB 121) is the marker of the grave of Rufus Sita, a Roman soldier from the mid 1st Century AD, found near London Road, Gloucester, in 1824. The stone is approximately 4ft by 3ft in size. The tombstone is of a type typically used for Roman soldiers, depicting a horseman spearing a foe on the ground with an epitaph below stating the age and service of the deceased, his origins and who placed the tombstone. The Latin inscription on the tombstone reads: RVFVS · SITA · EQVES · CHO · VITRACVM · ANN · XL · STIP · XXIIHEREDES · EXS · TEST · F · CVRAVE H. S. E. or: Hic situs est.
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Rufus Sita Tombstone
The Rufus Sita Tombstone (RIB 121) is the marker of the grave of Rufus Sita, a Roman soldier from the mid 1st Century AD, found near London Road, Gloucester, in 1824. The stone is approximately 4ft by 3ft in size. The tombstone is of a type typically used for Roman soldiers, depicting a horseman spearing a foe on the ground with an epitaph below stating the age and service of the deceased, his origins and who placed the tombstone. The Latin inscription on the tombstone reads: RVFVS · SITA · EQVES · CHO · VITRACVM · ANN · XL · STIP · XXIIHEREDES · EXS · TEST · F · CVRAVE H. S. E. or: Hic situs est.
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The Rufus Sita Tombstone (RIB ...... VE H. S. E. or: Hic situs est.
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