The tomb of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, erected around 150 BC, contains an Old Latin inscription in Saturnian metre.

Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus was one of the Roman consuls in 298 BC. He led the Roman army to victory against the Etruscans near Volaterrae. A member of the noble Roman family of Scipiones, he was the father of Lucius Cornelius Scipio. A tomb is a small building (or vault) for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. ... Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC - 150s BC - 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC Years: 155 BC 154 BC 153 BC 152 BC 151 BC - 150 BC - 149 BC 148 BC... For the Old Latin Bible used before the Vulgate, see Vetus Latina. ... Saturnian meter or verse is an old Latin and Italic poetic form, of which the principles of versification remain obscure. ... For modern diplomatic consuls, see Consulate general. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC Years: 303 BC 302 BC 301 BC 300 BC 299 BC - 298 BC - 297 BC 296 BC... See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century). ... The Etruscan civilization existed in Etruria and the Po valley in the northern part of what is now Italy, prior to the formation of the Roman Republic. ... Volterra is a town in the Tuscany region, Italy. ... Scipio (plural, Scipiones) is a Roman cognomen used by a branch of the Cornelii family. ... Lucius Cornelius Scipio was a consul (259 BC) and censor (258 BC) of ancient Rome, notable as a commander in the First Punic War. ...

His sarcophagus, now in the Vatican Museums, preserves his epitaph, written in Old Latin Saturnian meter: Categories: Stub | Vatican City ... Latin - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Saturnian meter or verse is an old Latin and Italic poetic form, of which the principles of versification remain obscure. ...

CORNELIVS·LVCIVS·SCIPIO·BARBATVS·GNAIVOD·PATRE

PROGNATVS·FORTIS·VIR·SAPIENSQVE—QVOIVS·FORMA·VIRTVTEI·PARISVMA

FVIT—CONSOL CENSOR·AIDILIS·QVEI·FVIT·APVD·VOS—TAVRASIA·CISAVNA

SAMNIO·CEPIT—SVBIGIT·OMNE·LOVCANA·OPSIDESQVE·ABDOVCIT

"Cornelius Lucius Scipio Barbatus, sprung from Gnaeus his father, a man strong and wise, whose appearance was most in keeping with his virtue, who was consul, censor, and aedile among you - He captured Taurasia, Cisauna, Samnium - he subdued all Lucania and led off hostages." For modern diplomatic consuls, see Consulate general. ... This article is about the ancient Roman political office. ... Aedile was an office of the Roman Republic. ... Samnite warriors Samnium (Oscan Safinim) was a region of the southern Apennines in Italy that was home to the Samnites, a group of Sabellic tribes that controlled the area from about 600 BC to about 290 BC. Samnium was delimited by Latium in the north, by Lucania in the south... Basilicata is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Puglia to the east, Calabria to the south, it has one short coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea and another of the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea to the south-east. ...

He was the patrician censor of 280 BC. His censorate is notable because it is the first one of which we have a reliable record, though the position was quite old by that time. This article is about the ancient Roman political office. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC - 280s BC - 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 285 BC 284 BC 283 BC 282 BC 281 BC 280 BC 279 BC 278 BC 277...

see also Scipio-Paullus-Gracchus family tree The Scipio-Paullus-Gracchus family tree includes the Roman Scipio, Paullus and Gracchus families. ...