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Discussed in lesson three is the very poignant tombstone of Regina found near Hadrian's Wall: http://www2.cnr.edu/home/araia/regina.html http://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions/1065 Regina was a freed slave born into the British tribe of Catuvellauni. She married Barates, her former master from Palmyra. She died young, beloved and mourned by her husband. The majority of the epitaph is in Latin The last line of her epitaph, however, is Barates' final heartbreaking lament in his native Palmyrene and reads: Regina, freedwoman of Barate, alas. Line 1: D(IS) M(ANIBVS) REGINA LIBERTA ET CONIVGE Line 2: BARATES PALMYRENVS NATIONE Line 3: CATVALLAVNA AN(NORVM) XXX Line 4: (Palmyrene script) RGYN’ BT HRY ‘T’ HBL Line 1: To the spirits of the departed (and to) Regina, his freedwoman and wife Line 2: Barates, a Palmyrene (set this up) Line 3: (Regina was) Catuvellaunian by tribe, aged 30 Line 4: Regina, the freedwoman of Barate, alas These two people, separated by birth (Syria and Britannia) and class (a former slave and a wealthy merchant or soldier) were united by love in a very diverse Roman Empire. This touching tombstone to Regina is a lasting monument to their love. guy also known as gaius