Her parents, rich and heartbroken, did the only thing they could: they raised an enormous headstone for her which outlined the whole sorry story. Under a tiny bust of Julia’s face, the inscription reads: ‘To the spirits of the dead and to the most unfortunate Julia Restuta, murdered at the age of ten on account of her jewellery. Her parents, Julius Restutus and Statia Pudentilla, [set this up].’
