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  • Laws 717e-718a

    Plato
    τελευτησάντων δὲ γονέων ταφὴ μὲν ἡ σωφρονεστάτη καλλίστη, μήτε ὑπεραίροντα τῶν εἰθισμένων ὄγκων μήτ’ ἐλλείποντα ὧν οἱ προπάτορες τοὺς ἑαυτῶν γεννητὰς ἐτίθεσαν, τάς τε αὖ κατ’ ἐνιαυτὸν τῶν ἤδη τέλος ἐχόντων ὡσαύτως ἐπιμελείας τὰς κόσμον φερούσας ἀποδιδόναι· τῷ δὲ μὴ παραλείπειν μνήμην ἐνδελεχῆ παρεχόμενον, τούτῳ μάλιστ’ ἀεὶ πρεσβεύειν, δαπάνης τε τῆς διδομένης ὑπὸ τύχης τὸ μέτριον τοῖς κεκμηκόσιν νέμοντα.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 4th century BCE
    Location: Syracuse

  • Andromache 1158-1160

    Euripides
    ἡμεῖς δ᾽ ἀναρπάσαντες ὡς τάχος χεροῖν κομίζομέν νίν σοι κατοιμῶξαι γόοις κλαῦσαί τε, πρέσβυ, γῆς τε κοσμῆσαι τάφῳ.

    Text Category: Literature: poetry
    Century Range: 5th century BCE
    Date: 425
    Location: Athens

  • CIL 12, 00674 (p 817) = ILCV 00088 = CAG-13-05, p 560

    Unknown
    Vir Agrip(p)inensis nomine Geminus / hic iacet qui post dignitatem / praesidiatus adm<i=E>nistrator rationum / qui quinque provinciarum dignus est / habitus hic post an(nos) XXXVIII menses II / et dies sex f&lkt;i=E>delis in fata concessit / cuius insignem gloriam cives sui / sepulcri gratia adornaverunt

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Gallia Narbonensis: Arelate

  • CIL 06, 30105 (p 3736, 4048) = CIL 01, 01217 (p 970) = CLE 00068 (p 853)

    Unknown
    ]avie pulchre D[3]LITA[3] / [honest]e hoc voluit monumento am[bos nos tegi] / [et quod r]ogavit ut faceret monumentum m[ihi] / [sic i]mpetravi id ab eo laudo benevolen[tiam] / [commu]ni heic animo du<o=Q> u<t=I> essemus siti / pari coniugio virtute summa industria / vix{s}i et fortunam quoad vixi toli / tertia quom essem me primam speravi fore / quom quod voluit sperar<a=E>m (m)ec<u=IE>m retinere potesse / spe amissa voluit me fortuna heic retine(re) / quoniam me for<s=TVNA> iniqua non sivit frui / ni{hi}l timeo nec confido moriundum scio / [v]ivam quam ornare studui ornavi mortua(m)

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 1st century CE
    Date: post 65
    Location: Latium: Rome

  • EE-08-01, 00648 = EE-08-01, 00899 = D 01264 = CLE 00654 = CIMRM-01, 00206 = CIMRM-02, p 23

    Unknown
    Inter avos proavosque tuos sanctumque parentem / virtutum meritis et honoribus emicuisti / ornamentum ingens generis magnique senatus / sed raptus propere liquisti sancte Kameni / aeternos fletus obiens iuvenalibus annis / te dulcis coniunx lacrimis noctesque diesque / cum parvis deflet natis solacia vitae / amisisse dolens casto viduata cubili / quae tamen extremum munus solacia luctus / omnibus obsequiis ornat decoratque sepulcrum / Alfenio Ceionio Iuliano Kamenio v(iro) c(larissimo) quaestori candidato / pr(a)etori triumfali VIIviro epulonum patri sacrorum Summi / Invicti Mit<hr=RH>(a)e hierofante (H){a}ecatae arcibuculo dei Liberi XVviro / s(acris) f(aciundis) tauroboliato deum Matris / pontifici maiori consulari / Numidiae et vicario Africae qui vixit annos XLII m(enses) VI d(ies) XIII / rec(essit) II Nonas Septemb(res) d(omino) n(ostro) Arc{h}adio et Fl(avio) Bautone v(iro) c(larissimo) conss(ulibus)

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 4th century CE
    Date: 385
    Location: Latium: Antium

  • CIL 05, 01895 = IRConcor 00034 = ILLConcordia-01, 00028

    Unknown
    Memor(iae) P(ubli) Terenti / L(uci) f(ilii) Cla(udia) aed(ilis) IIviri / T(itus) Vettius Gnesius / in opus ornament(orum) / HS CCCC(milibus) ded(it) XX(vicesima) p(opuli) R(omani) d(educta)

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 1st century CE
    Date: second half
    Location: Venetia: Concordia

  • Description of Greece 10.38.5

    Pausanias
    κεκόσμηται δὲ ἡ πόλις κατασκευῇ τε τῇ ἄλλῃ καὶ τὰ μάλιστα ἥκοντα ἐς μνήμην ἔστι μὲν μνῆμα Ἀμφίσσης, ἔστι δὲ Ἀνδραίμονος·

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Location: Greece

  • IGUR III 1225

    Unknown
    Ἠέλιον θνητόν, παίδων βέλτιστον̣ ἁπάντων ∙ / κάλλει τε γνώμῃ τε ∙ τρόπ̣οις αἰδημοσύνῃ τε ∙ / εἰκοστῷ λυκάβαντι δόμους Ἀΐδαο μολόντα ∙ / σεμνὸς πα̣ῖ[δ]’ ὁ Μύρων τειμήσας ἔξοχα πάντων / τῷδε τάφῳ κοσμεῖ μνημοσύνης            ἕνεκεν.

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Latium: Rome

  • SEG 42:891

    Unknown
    ἀειμνήστωι [καὶ γλυκ]υτάτῃ θυγατρί, ιβʹ ἔτεσι {²⁷ἔτει; ἔτη}²⁷ [— — — ἐπ]ηδημησάσῃ τὸν κόσμο(ν) [— — — — —]στη μήτηρ μνήμη(ν).

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Century Range: 4th century CE
    Location: Sardinia: Turris Libisonis

  • SEG 34:1392

    Unknown
    Αὐρ(ήλιον) Ῥόδων[α] ἐκόσμησαν οἱ εἴδιοι θρε̣- πτοὶ Εινδ[α]- κος καὶ Λού- κιος καὶ Δ[α]- μῆς καὶ [Κ]η̣- λοῦσα κ̣α[ὶ] Βήσιος [καὶ]

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Lycaonia: Ikonion

  • JHS 22 (1902) 349,89

    Unknown
    σήματι τῷδε [κατάκειται] Μῖρος πρ(εσ)β(ύτερος) σὺν ἀλό[χῳ Λεκτ(?)]- ῇ πάσῃ πινυτῇ σαο[φροσύνῃ] κάλλι τε καὶ ἔργοις [κεκοσμένῃ]

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Lycaonia: Ikonion

  • JHS 22 (1902) 344, 74

    Unknown
    Λεωνί- δης ἐκόσ- μησεν τὸν ἔγγονον αὐ- τοῦ Ἀντωνῖ- νον καὶ τὴν ἐγγό- νην αὐτοῦ Ἀντωνίαν

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Lycaonia: Ikonion

  • JHS 11 (1890) 166, 31

    Unknown
    [Θ]εμίσων̣ καὶ [Ἀρ]ρία ἐκόσ- μησ[α]ν Ἀρ<ρ>ίαν τὴν μητέρα αὐτ[ῶν].

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Lycaonia: Ikonion

  • JHS 11 (1890) 166, 30

    Unknown
    Ν̣έστω<ρ>(?) ἐκόσμ̣[ησε] Ταταν τὴν [γ]υ[ν]αῖ̣κ̣[α].

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Lycaonia: Ikonion

  • JHS 11 (1890) 166, 29

    Unknown
    Λούκ(ιος) Μίθρας ἐκόσμεισεν {²⁶ἐκόσμησεν}²⁶ τὸν ὑὸν αὐτοῦ Τιαυλ- ον {²⁷<Π>αῦλ|ον?}²⁷

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Lycaonia: Ikonion

  • JHS 11 (1890) 165,26

    Unknown
    [{²ὁ δεῖνα}² —]ε[․] ἐκόσμη[σε {²τὴν δεῖνα}² τὴ]ν̣ ἐξαδέλφην αὐ-                        τοῦ.

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Lycaonia: Ikonion

  • BCH 10 (1886) 507,13

    Unknown
    Αὐρ. Εἰσαυρι- κὸς ἐκό̣[σ]μη- σεν τὴν ἑα- υτοῦ ἐγγό- 5 νην Κουπ- π̣ατιν μν- ήμης χάριν.

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Lycaonia: Ikonion

  • SERP 32,11

    Unknown
    Αὐρ. Ναννα ἐκόσμησεν τὸν ἑ- αυτῆς ἄνδρα Ναννασον.

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Lycaonia

  • Sterrett, EJ 198,209/210

    Unknown
    Ταβεις <ἐ>κό<σ>μ- ησεν τὸν ἀ- δελφὸν αὐ- τοῦ Ταρασι- 5 ν τὸν ἐπ<ι>εικ- ῆ Η[․ κ]αὶ ἁγνὸ[ν]. μ(νήμης) {²vac.}² χ(άριν). B.1 Ταβεις ἐκ- όσμησεν τὴν ἀδελ- φὴν Ατια- 5 νιν τὴν δι- ακόνισσα- ν {²vac.}² μ(νήμης) χ(άριν).

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Lycaonia: Ikonion

  • MAMA VIII 307

    Unknown
    Εὔμοιρος ἐκόσμη- σεν τὴν σύμβιον αὐτοῦ Δόμνα<ν> μνήμη- ς χάριν.

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Lycaonia

  • MAMA VIII 210

    Unknown
    Συμμάχιν ἐκόσ- μησεν ὁ πα- τὴρ αὐτοῦ Ε- ὐγράφιος διδά- σκαλος μνήμη- ς χ[ά]ριν. ☩

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Lycaonia: borderlands

  • MAMA VIII 204

    Unknown
    Μακ̣[ρῖνα(?) ἐκό]σμησεν Γάιον τὸν ἄνδρα α[ὐτῆς πρεσ]- βύτερον μνήμης χάριν. ὁ ἀναγινώσκων χαιρέτω.

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Lycaonia: borderlands

  • MAMA VIII 203

    Unknown
    [— — —]ος ἐ[κόσμησεν — — —]ι̣ον μ(νήμης) [χ(άριν)]. {²fish}² {²chalice}² {²fish}²

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Lycaonia: borderlands

  • MAMA VIII 202

    Unknown
    [․․․]ων ἐ̣[κ]όσ[μησεν τ]- ὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ Παῦλον μνήμ[ης] [χ]άριν.

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Lycaonia: borderlands

  • MAMA VIII 200

    Unknown
    Νουννος καὶ Οὐαλέ- ριος ἐκόσ- μησαν Παῦ- λον τὸν μάρ- τυραν μ(νήμης) χ(άριν).

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Location: Lycaonia: borderlands