Bodel, J. (2026). "Tomb Garden Of Quaternios Munneniois and Valeria Valeriana." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/b12b517e00/

Tomb Garden Of Quaternios Munneniois and Valeria Valeriana

Author: John Bodel
Contributor: Amelia Lamis
Published: 2026-10-01
Last modified: 2026-10-02

Dates

second or third century CE

Excavation Dates

unspecified

Garden Description

A grave stele found near Vasada records an epitaph of perhaps second or third century date set up by a veteran secretary of the Roman army (a commentariis), Quaternius Munnienus, and his wife, Valeria Valeriana, who set up for themselves a tomb and surrounding pleasure garden (paradeisos).

Bibliography

  • J. R. S. Sterrett, “The Wolfe Expedition to Asia Minor,” Papers of the ASCSA 3, 1884/5 (1888), no. 280. (worldcat); (Hathi Trust)
  • J. Kubińska, Les monuments funéraires dans les inscriptions grecques de l’Asie Mineure. Warsaw, 1968, p. 143. (worldcat)

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