Relief Marcus Caelius relief stone of the Centurion of LEG XVIII, ancient Roman wall decoration

Relief Marcus Caelius relief stone of the Centurion of LEG XVIII, ancient Roman wall decoration

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Marcus Caelius a Centurion of the Legio XVIII Augusta. This well-known gravestone from the 1st century AD was found in Castra Vetera, today's Xanten.

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Tombstone of Marcus Caelius

Marcus Caelius was a centurion of the Legio XVIII Augusta. This well-known gravestone from the 1st century A.D. was found in Castra Vetera, today's Xanten and proves the death of the Roman soldier Marcus Caelius in the Varus Battle in the 9th century A.D. The stone is the only archaeological, written source about the much discussed 'Battle of the Teutoburg Forest'.

Dimensions of the Caelius replica 25x19cm
Original since 1820 in the Landesmuseum Bonn

The Latin inscription reads:

M(arco) Caelio T(iti) f(ilio) Lem(onia tribu) Bon(onia).

[I] o(rdini) leg(ionis) XIIX ann(orum) LIII

[ce]cidit bello Variano ossa

[lib(ertorum) i]nferre licebit P(ublius) Caelius T(iti) f(ilius)

Lem(onia tribu) frater fecit

The translation of the inscription reads:

'To Marcus Caelius, son of Titus, from the electoral district of Lemonia, from Bononia (Bologna), centurion 1st order of the 18th Legion, 53.5 years old. He died in the Varus war. The bones of the freedmen may be buried here. His brother Publius Caelius, son of Titus, from the constituency of Lemonia, made (the tombstone).'

It can be assumed that after the demise of the legion, his brother Publius commissioned a memorial stone. From the inscription on the Caelius stone, some statements can be made about his life: Titus' sons - Marcus and Publius - were from Bononia, now Bologna in Italy. Marcus Caelius was 53.5 years old in the year of his death. He held the rank of centurio primi ordinis in the 18th legion. He held Roman citizenship by virtue of being registered in the municipal district of Lemonia.

The Mark Caelius relief shows him highly decorated with the 'jewelry' of his military and rank insignia. Above his breastplate, made of braided leather straps, are so-called phalerae (military decorations). On his wrists he wears armillae (also a military decoration). On the shoulders the torques turned in on themselves. In his right hand he holds the vitis, a vine that was used as a baton in case of misbehavior of the soldiers. The two men on the left and right behind him, are the freedmen of Marcus Caelius, who after their death were allowed to find their final resting place in his tomb.

The original is 1.37 meters high and 1.08 meters wide.

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Period:	Rome
Shipping weight:	2,10 kg
Item weight:	1,58 kg
Dimensions ( Length × Width × Height ):	25,00 × 19,00 × 4,00 cm

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Kundemeinung von: Lukas K.
Das Highligt in meinem Büro. Tadellose Arbeit.

Lukas K. , 11.05.2013

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Perfect...
...perfect object...thank you...

Imre D , 11.09.2017 Verified purchase

hochwertig und schön
Das Geburtstagsgeschenk für meinen Mann war eine echte Überraschung und hat ihm außerordentlich gut gefallen.

Ulrike H , 22.02.2021 Verified purchase

Tolles Produkt und super Service
Der Caeliusstein war Startpunkt eines historischen Rätsels für meine Söhne ( 10,10,13 ) und sogar der verzögerte Versand nach Vorbestellung hat punktgenau funktioniert. Großes Lob ans Team!!
Zudem ist er so gut verarbeitet, dass die Jungs 3 Tage gebraucht haben um zu merken, dass es ein Replikat ist....;)
Am Ende landet der definitiv an der Wand unserer Mini- Bibliothek!!!

Thorsten K , 04.07.2020 Verified purchase

Kundemeinung von: .
Nur ein REPLIKAT ! Also für den Preis hab ich ein echten Stein aus der Römerzeit erwartet !

. , 10.10.2015

Kundemeinung von: Martin L.
Sehr schönes Replikat, fein gearbeitet und sehr dakorativ!

Martin L. , 03.02.2015

Kundemeinung von: .
Artikel von sehr hoher Qualität zu einem günstigen Preis. Ein sehr schönes Dokumentationsststück für unser Militärhistorisches Museum.

Michael M??NCHHEIMER
OTL d.R. u. Dipl.Kfm.
Ltr MHM Wetzlar/Lahn

. , 10.08.2014

Kundemeinung von: Jasna V.-F.
Sehr gute Verarbeitung & Qualität, dem Original sehr gut nachgebildete Replik!

Jasna V.-F. , 17.11.2013

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einwandfreie Arbeit , überhaupt zu dem Preis!

. , 29.10.2013

Kundemeinung von: Klaus H.
Sehr schön gearbeitet!

Klaus H. , 18.08.2013