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Caledonian Women in Austria

A tombstone in Petronell-Carnuntum, Austria, near the Danube records two Caledonian women.

The Latin inscription is

Mari[a(?)] Cale
donia a[n(norum)] LX
et Mar[ia(?) 3 an(norum)] XV
[6]
[6]
[6]
[3] viv(is?) [3]
[6]
h(ic) s(itae) [s(unt)]

and the translation

“Maria, a Caledonian, aged 60, and Maria …, aged 15, … … while (yet) living … They lie here.”