Tomb 51bis is located in front of tomb 51 but
is from a older time. The grave lies lower than
tomb 51 and shows how fast silting up of the ground took place.
Tomb 51bis is a semicircular tomb a cassone and is positioned parallel
to the Via Severiana.
On the side facing this street we can see a marble slab of 27 x
41 cm
with the following inscription:
.
CINERIBVS .
CLAVDIAE
. SP . FIL .
.
PLVSIADIS .
ANTONIA
. M . F . ACTE
ET
. M . ANTONIVS . HYLLVS
The translation goes as follows: To the ashes
of Claudia Plusias,
daughter of Spurius. Antonia Acte, daughter of Marcus, and
Marcus
Antonius Hyllus have placed (this grave).
Tomb 51bis dates from the time of Hadrian.
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