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title: Inscription on the Tomb of an Perfume Trader
author: James Blake Wiener
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Inscription on the Tomb of an Perfume Trader

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

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## Image Caption

Sextus Haparonius Iustinus was a "seplasarius" — a trader in perfumes and unguents — who lived in what's present-day Cologne, Germany during the 2nd century CE. When he died, his "brothers" erected a funeral monument of stone in his honor. The inscription, originally set in its masonry, was found in St. Cunibert's Monastery in Cologne. The professional title "seplasarius" comes from the name of a street in Capua, in Campania, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). The perfumes created in the workshops there were of such high quality that the street name became a generic term. (Römisch-Germanisches Museum, Cologne)

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, October 18). Inscription on the Tomb of an Perfume Trader. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7455/inscription-on-the-tomb-of-an-perfume-trader/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Inscription on the Tomb of an Perfume Trader." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 18, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7455/inscription-on-the-tomb-of-an-perfume-trader/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Inscription on the Tomb of an Perfume Trader." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Oct 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7455/inscription-on-the-tomb-of-an-perfume-trader/>.

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