Sum Quod Eris (What I am You will be) ~ tombstone inscription

So, Halloween is right around the corner and in honor of that holiday we will be studying
roman tomb stone inscriptions as a lesson in epigraphy--the study of inscriptions. Funerary inscriptions often include personal information including name and rank. These can be very helpful in discovering the relatively unknown histories of groups in a culture (not the rich and powerful men) such as slaves, women, and children.

Each of you will be given a tombstone to study based upon this list. They are all about the same length, but I would like you to pick three and post them on the comment section of the blog. It will be first come first serve and you may not get your top choice, you can also tell me that you don't care and I can assign you a random inscription. Some students may be assigned two short inscriptions if I run out of long ones, in that case the report should include all the requirements available for both tombstones.

The website http://www.pyrrha.demon.co.uk/ntombs2.html will be useful in interpreting the inscriptions.

The activity: Due: Oct 20
In honor of Halloween you will make your own tombstone including your name, dates of birth and death, any sports teams or accomplishments, family members, or a funny saying. These will be displayed around the room or in the hallway for the rest of October.

The Report will be a Power Point presentation and include: Due Oct 30

1. The picture of the inscription
2. The full inscription transcribed in Latin
3. The full inscription translated into English (I will need to review to make sure the translation is correct and I can help with any troubles, you are not alone!)
   
4. Any information you can draw from the inscription that is not explicitly mentioned. e.g. what is the significance of only two names?
   
5. If an army rank was mentioned I want you to be able to explain what they did.
   
6. Any other information you think is both appropriate and interesting

You can pick from:
1. Sarcophagus fragment for Raconia Pia http://www2.cnr.edu/home/araia/inscriptions/inscr5.jpg
2. Tablet for Acilia Lamyra http://www2.cnr.edu/home/araia/inscriptions/inscr6.jpg
3. Altar for Primigenia http://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/altar_primigenia2.jpg
4. Altar for Julius Martianus and his wife http://www2.cnr.edu/home/araia/inscriptions/inscr10a.jpg
5. Monument by Cartilia Materna http://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/inscription_cartilia2.jpg
6. Cippus for Heria Thisbe http://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/inscription_thisbe4.jpg
7. Tablet for Cornelia Frontina http://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/inscription_frontina.jpg
8. Stele for Dasumia Soteris http://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/inscription_dasumia2.jpg
9. M Aquilio Marci http://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/inscription_dasumia2.jpg
10. Luci Laeli Fusci http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bkh/epigraph/images/large/terme_evocatus.jpg
11. Aulus Cornelius Auli http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bkh/epigraph/images/large/terme_slave_horrea.jpg
12. Gnaius Munantius http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bkh/epigraph/images/large/vatican_equestrian2.jpg
13. Tito Saberio http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bkh/epigraph/images/large/vatican_equestrian_officer.jpg
14. Tablet for Parthenopeis http://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/inscription_parthenopeia.jpg AND Altar for Annia Isis http://www2.cnr.edu/home/araia/inscriptions/inscr1a.jpg\
15. Publius Valerius Publi http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bkh/epigraph/images/large/terme_goldsmith.jpg AND Sextus Rufio Achilleo http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bkh/epigraph/images/large/terme_child.jpg