10-03-2013, 09:51 AM
A tombstone of similar format to that cited by Nathan is:
CIL XL 4085 (Ocriculum)
[i]D(is) M(anibus)/ Val(erius) Saturnani mil(es)/ leg(ionis) II Ital(icae) qui vix(it)/ an(nis) XXX mil(itavit) an(nis) XIII/ co(ho)r(tis) VI/ Val(erius) Laupicius fratri/ karissimo/ m(emoriam) f(aciendum) c(uravit)
The issue of cohorts is addressed in this article:
http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/ifa/zpe...081229.pdf
but my German is not up to sorting it out. Perhaps someone with a better command of the language could help.
CIL XL 4085 (Ocriculum)
[i]D(is) M(anibus)/ Val(erius) Saturnani mil(es)/ leg(ionis) II Ital(icae) qui vix(it)/ an(nis) XXX mil(itavit) an(nis) XIII/ co(ho)r(tis) VI/ Val(erius) Laupicius fratri/ karissimo/ m(emoriam) f(aciendum) c(uravit)
The issue of cohorts is addressed in this article:
http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/ifa/zpe...081229.pdf
but my German is not up to sorting it out. Perhaps someone with a better command of the language could help.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)