TI.GALERIUS PAULINUS
(Timothy Paul Gallagher),

CENSORIAL and CONSULAR SENATOR of Nova Roma,
has passed away while holding the office of TRIBUNUS PLEBIS and PROCONSUL.

He lived 67 years.

He will live in our memories forever!

The most respected Ti. Paulinus will be missed not only as a leading citizen of Nova Roma, "as a tower of enthusiasm" as censor Cn. Caesar his colleague praised him, but also as a dear friend to many people in Nova Roma.

Nova Roma and the Nova Romans extend their condolence to the family and friends of Tiberius Galerius Paulinus. Nova Roma wilI will pray for Ti. Paulinus and his family in this difficult time, and ceremonies in his memory will be performed.

THANK YOU for your contribution and dedication to Nova Roma, dear Paulinus! Thank you for being our fellow citizen for more than a decade!
Farewell censorial and consular senator and proconsul TI. GALERIUS PAULINUS, tribune of the plebs!

EPITAPHIUM



DIS MANIBUS
TI. GALERII PAULINI
TRIBUNI PLEBIS ET PROCONSULIS
QUI VIXIT ANNORUM LXVII.
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GALERIUS ILLE TIBERIUS NOSTER,
CLARUS PAULINUS FORTIS VIR SAPIENSQUE
CUIUS COR VIRTUTI PARISSIMA FUIT,
CENSOR ITERUM, CONSUL ET PRAETOR,
TRIBUNUS PLEBIS TERTIUM CUM OBIIT,
QUAESTOR ITERUM QUI FUIT APUD VOS,
PROCONSUL PER OCTO EXCELLUIT ANNOS;
OMNES AMAVERUNT NEMO QUEM ODIT,
FORTUNA TAMEN ERIPUIT NOBIS
UT ESSENT OMNIA BREVIA: HONOS, FAMA
VIRTUSQUE, GLORIA ATQUE INGENIUM
QUIBUS SI LICUISSET LONGIUS UTIER IN VITA,
FACILE SUPERASSES GLORIAM MAIORUM;
QUARE LUBENS TE IN GERMIUM RECEPIT
MANIUM DEORUM CONSILIUM NOSTRORUM.
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SIT TIBI TERRA LEVIS!

CN. LENTULUS
PONTIFEX
SCRIPSIT


This versus Saturninus, the poetical format of Roman epitaph inscriptions, was written in memory and honor of Ti. Galerius Paulinus by Cn. Cornelius Lentulus. The English translation of the epitaph is below:


To the Divine Dead Spirits
of Ti. Galerius Ppaulinus,
tribune of the plebs and proconsul,
who lived 67 years.
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Galerius, the One, good Tiberius of ours,
Famous Paulinus, the solid and wise man,
Whose heart only compares to his virtues;
Who was censor twice, once consul and praetor,
Tribune of the plebs third time when he died,
Quaestor twice to serve your republic he rose,
Excelled as proconsul longer than eight years,
Loved by everyone, whom nobody refused.
Fortuna, however, stole this man from us,
Envious of all the honor and the fame he had,
The virtue, the glory and his great character
Which if had been allowed to grow, once you'd have
The glory of Roman ancestors surpassed;
Therefore with great pleasure you will be embraced
Now in the council of the Dead Spirits of ours.
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May the earth rest lightly upon you.

Cn. Lentulus
pontifex
wrote it.