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title: Gravestone for German Man in Latin
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7457/gravestone-for-german-man-in-latin/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gravestone for German Man in Latin

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

## Image File

[![Gravestone for German Man in Latin](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7457.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7457.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a 6th century CE gravestone for a German man named Leo. The text is in Latin. (Translation of the text into English: "In this [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) rests in peace Leo of good memory. He lived for 52 years. He died the day before the Ides of October.") By the 6th century CE, Latin spelling was affected by Germanic pronunciation due to migrations and invasions by Germanic peoples. (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). Gravestone for German Man in Latin. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7457/gravestone-for-german-man-in-latin/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Gravestone for German Man in Latin." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 18, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7457/gravestone-for-german-man-in-latin/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Gravestone for German Man in Latin." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Oct 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7457/gravestone-for-german-man-in-latin/>.

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