Bodel, J. (2026). "Tomb Garden and Pool of Cingius Iustinus." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/b85436cd7e/

Tomb Garden and Pool of Cingius Iustinus

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

Dates

Late second or third century (CE)

Garden Description

A rock cut inscription at Salonae marks the spot where some time in the late second or third century Cingius Iustinus made a fishpond or pool (piscina) in the garden of his wife Aelia Licinia for her and for himself (fecit piscinam in horto Aeliae Liciniae coiugi incomparabili et sibi). No tomb is mentioned, but the dedication D(is) M(anibus) identifies the text as an epitaph and thus points to a funerary context.

Bibliography

  • CIL 3.2279

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