TOMB 97 Tek
       

Tomb 97 is detached on all sides. The original door is located on the north side, somewhat to the left of the centre. On the east side of the façade we find an inscription on a marble
so-called "tabula ansata" surrounded by a beautiful cornice:

                               click to enlarge photograph

DIIS MANIBVS
IVLIAE L(uci) F(iliae) APOLLONIAE MATRI PIISSIMAE
C(aius) ANNIVS PROCVLVS ET C(aius) NYMPHIDIVS OGVLNIANVS
FECERVNT ET SIBI LIBERTIS LIBERTABVS POSTERISQVE EORVM
IN FRONTE P(edes) XXV IN AGRO P(edes) XXV

According to the inscription this monument was made by Caius Annius Proculus and
Caius Nymphidius Ogulnianus for their very pious mother, Iulia Apollonia, daughter of
Lucius, and for themselves, their freed slaves, and the descendants.
The measurements of the area are 25 x 25 feet.   (click to continue tomb 97)