Bodel, J. (2026). "Tomb Garden of Flavius M. f. Quadratus." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/f92895fc7d/

Tomb Garden of Flavius M. f. Quadratus

Author: John Bodel
Contributors: Xingjian Wang, Amela Lamis
Published: 2026-10-01
Last modified: 2026-10-02

Dates

Excavation Dates

1735

Garden Description

An inscription found immured in the corner of a house near Lisbon around 1735 records the epitaph of a standard bearer (aquilifer) of the second legion, [.] Flavius M. f. Quadratus, of the Galeria tribe, who made for himself a tomb monument with, it seems, a 'circumvallation' and a pavilion (cum munitioni[bus], tric[le]a[e]). Although no tomb garden is mentioned explicitly, the reference to a pavilion points to the presence of one; by 'circumvallation' (munitiones) Quadratus evidently means the perimeter wall that regularly enclosed tomb gardens.

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