12-05-2002, 09:11 AM
Salve,<br>
<br>
I haven't read the book, but there are examples of officers with extremely long stints of service attested.<br>
<br>
An example from late Roman times:<br>
<br>
<em>CIL</em> 5, 6213<br>
<br>
B(onae) m(emoriae) | Derdio ex tribuno militavit ann(os) | XL int(er) Iovianos sen(iores) vixit ann(os) LXXV | req(uiescit) XVI Kal(endas) Ian(uarias) memori(am) sibi et | uxori suae Gaudentiae fecit<br>
<br>
'To the good memory. To Derdius, former tribune. He has served 40 years among the <em>Ioviani seniores</em>, he has lived 75 years. He passed away 16 days before the kalends of January. He has made the memorial for himself and his wife Gaudentia'<br>
<br>
Age and term of service may have been rounded to the nearest multiple of five, as is common in inscriptions.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Sander van Dorst <p></p><i></i>
<br>
I haven't read the book, but there are examples of officers with extremely long stints of service attested.<br>
<br>
An example from late Roman times:<br>
<br>
<em>CIL</em> 5, 6213<br>
<br>
B(onae) m(emoriae) | Derdio ex tribuno militavit ann(os) | XL int(er) Iovianos sen(iores) vixit ann(os) LXXV | req(uiescit) XVI Kal(endas) Ian(uarias) memori(am) sibi et | uxori suae Gaudentiae fecit<br>
<br>
'To the good memory. To Derdius, former tribune. He has served 40 years among the <em>Ioviani seniores</em>, he has lived 75 years. He passed away 16 days before the kalends of January. He has made the memorial for himself and his wife Gaudentia'<br>
<br>
Age and term of service may have been rounded to the nearest multiple of five, as is common in inscriptions.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Sander van Dorst <p></p><i></i>
