§349 Agrucius

Agrucius

(0349) Text: ἐνθάδε κῖτε | ἡ δούλη τοῦ θ(εο)ῦ | Θεοδώρα γαμητὴ | Ἀγρυκίου κεντυ- | ρίωνος.

Translation: Here lies Theodora, slave of God, spouse of Agrucius the centurion.

Commentary: Christian iconography on the epitaph.

Provenience: Eudonis, Macedonia 200-400 CE

Bibliography: AE 1936.49; Ronald J. Sider, The Early Church on Killing: A Comprehensive Sourcebook on War, Abortion, and Capital Punishment (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2012), 147*