The stone monuments presented in the exhibition are complemented by 16 carved Roman monuments in the stone museum, also from Nagytétény and its surroundings. About a third of all known Roman monuments from Nagytétény have been replaced in the exhibition. The condition of the monuments is fragmentary and varied, as they were typically not found in their original place of erection but in their reused environment. In the late Roman period, formerly carved stones were used as building materials, usually incorporated into walls or to form tombs. To do this, they were quarried or cut to the desired size.
The stone monuments on display date from the 2nd to 3rd centuries AD. They are mainly made of limestone quarried in the area of Budapest. The types include tomb stelae, sarcophagi, building slabs and altars, as well as building elements decorated with reliefs and carvings, including a column head. Although the exhibits do not represent the totality of Roman carving types, they provide a first-rate insight into the social and religious life of the Roman predecessor of Nagytétény, the fortress of Campona and the surrounding civilian settlement, as well as into the burial customs and the art of the local stone carvers. Among the finds, we will also present some unique pieces that testify to the refined tastes of the inhabitants of Campona. In addition to the carvings, the variety of the inscriptions is outstanding; the carving of the letters spans the period from the beginning of the 2nd to the middle of the 3rd century. Indigenous Celts and their descendants appear in the texts, as well as settled Roman citizens, settled Thracian soldiers and libertines.