Vīdī pyramidās sine tē, dulcissime frāter, et tibi, quod potuī, lacrimās hīc maesta profūdi, et nostrī memorem luctūs hanc sculpo querēlam. Sīc nōmen Decimī Gentiānī pyramide altā, pontificis comitisque, Trāiāne, triumphīs, lūstraque sex intrā cēnsōris, cōnsulis exstet.
“I saw the pyramids without you, sweetest brother, and here I mournfully poured forth tears for you, as much as I could, and I am engraving this lament preserving the memory of our grief. Thus, Trajan, let the name of Decimus Gentianus––priest, consul, companion to your triumphs and censor for six lustrations––be found on the lofty pyramid.”
– A lament engraved by Tarentia on a stone of the Great Pyramid in Giza for her brother Decimus Terentius Gentianus. 2nd century CE.
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