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Role of the optio?
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Salve,<br>
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Perhaps it was a submariner<br>
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The collection from the Frankfurt university yields a couple of texts with the term:<br>
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<i> AE</i> 1896, 0021 = <i> AE</i> 1897, 0051 = 1922, 0135.<br>
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C(aius) Fabullius Macer optio classis praetor(iae) Misenatium III(triere) / Tigride emit puerum natione Transfluminianum / nomine Abban quem Eutychen sive quo alio nomine / vocatur annorum circiter septem pretio denariorum / ducentorum et capitulario portitorio de Q(uinto) Iulio / Prisco milite classis eiusdem et triere eadem eum pue/rum sanum esse ex edicto et si quis eum puerum / partemve quam eius evicerit simplam pecuniam / sine denuntiatione recte dare stipulatus est Fabul/lius Macer spopondit Q(uintus) Iulius Priscus id fide sua / et auctoritate esse iussit C(aius) Iulius Antiochus mani/pularius III(triere) Virtute / eosque denarios ducentos qui s(upra) s(cripti) sunt probos recte / numeratos accepisse et habere dixit Q(uintus) Iulius Priscus / venditor a C(aio) Fabullio Macro emptore et tradedisse(!) ei / mancipium s(upra) s(criptum) Eutychen bonis condicionibus / actum Seleuciae Pieriae in castris in hibernis vexilla/tionis clas(sis) pr(aetoriae) Misenatium VIIII Kal(endas) Iunias Q(uinto) Servilio / Pudente et A(ulo) Fufidio Pollione co(n)s(ulibus) / Q(uintus) Iulius Priscus mil(es) III(triere) Tigride vendedi(!) C(aio) Fabullio Macro optioni / III(triere) eadem puerum meum Abbam quem et Eutychen et re/cepi pretium denarios ducentos ita ut s(upra) s(criptum) est / C(aius) Iulius Titianus(?) <b> suboptio</b> III(triere) Libero Patre et ipse rogatus pro G(aio) Iulio Antihoco(!) manipulario III(triere) Virtute qui negavit se lit(t)eras / scire eum spondere et fide suam et auctoritate esse Abbam cuen(!) ed(!) Eutychen puerum ed(!) pretium eius denarios ducentos / ita ut s(upra) {S} scr[ i ]ptum est / C(aius) Arruntius Valens <b> suboptio</b> III(triere) Salute signavi / G(aius) Iulius Isidorus |(centurio) III(triere) Providentia signavi / G(aius) Iulius Demetrius bucinator pri[n]cipalis III(triere) Virtute signavi<br>
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<i> AE</i> 1961, 0257 = 1985, 0401.<br>
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]s / [3 Ma]cer / [3] Valens / [3] Valens / [3]s Macer / [3]nius Severus / [3]nnius Prudens / fabr(i) / C(aius) Petronius Celer / Aufidius Valens / C(aius) Valerius Victor / C(aius) Epidius Celer / Laelius Bassus / C(aius) Valerius Fuscus / T(itus) Terentius Valens / beneficiari / L(ucius) Statilius Bassus / C(aius) Epidius Romanus / M(arcus) Silius Iustus / Q(uintus) Charius Saturninus / L(ucius) Valerius Severus / L(ucius) Novellius Pudens / C(aius) Domitius Valens / C(aius) Avillius Macer / M(arcus) Paccius Super / M(arcus) Mumius Verus / C(aius) Valerius Velox / L(ucius) Manlius Mag[nu]s / C(aius) Sosius [3]s / C(aius) Titius [3]nus / C(aius) Cassius [Fi]rmus / T(itus) Masuriu[s] Rufus / [ // ]es / [3]ius Rufus / [3]nneius Verus / [1] Aufidius Romanus / vexillari / C(aius) Cornelius Valens / C(aius) Vettius Fuscus / C(aius) Caecilius Maximus / M(arcus) Licinius Valens / Q(uintus) Mucius Germanus / corn[ i ]c[ i ]nes / M(arcus) [D]idi[us? 3]nus / C(aius) Vettius Priscus / tubicines / M(arcus) Masurius Pudens / L(ucius) Didius Pudens / C(aius) Maetilius Procl[ u ]s / bucinatores / M(arcus) Munnius Buccio / C(aius) Mettius Maximus / Q(uintus) Cominius Silo / C(aius) Remmius Severus / Q(uintus) Cassius Quadratus / Q(uintus) Marcius Crescens / <b> suboptiones</b> / C(aius) Terentius Clem[en]s / M(arcus) Muacidius Pudens / M(arcus) Aemilius Blandus / L(ucius) Geminius Gemellus / C(aius) Cassius Longinus / C(aius) Terentiu[s] Teres / P(ublius) Volum[n]ius Celer / L(ucius) Attius [Pr]iscus / M(arcus) Artorius Rufus / M(arcus) Cornelius Capito / A(ulus) Cusinius Clarus / <b> munifices</b> / A(ulus) Helvius Priscu[s] / M(arcus) [3] / [1V]alerius Va[lens] / C(aius) Iulius Val[ens] / L(ucius) Lollius Longin[us] / L(ucius) Saenius Ma[3] / M(arcus) Furius Lo[3] / L(ucius) Decius Va[lens] / M(arcus) Aebucius Sa[3] / [ // ] / C(aius) [3] / C(aius) Di[3] / M(arcus) Dom[itius 3] / L(ucius) Valer[ius 3] / L(ucius) Buriu[s 3] / A(ulus) Didi[us 3] / C(aius) Curti[us 3] / D(ecimus) Iuli[us 3] / [1] Sar[3] / [1] Decc[ius 3] / C(aius) Domi[tius 3] / M(arcus) Benn[ius 3] / T(itus) [3] / C(aius) Masur[ius 3] / L(ucius) Lolliu[s 3] / A(ulus) Lucan[ius 3] / M(arcus) Host[ilius 3] / C(aius) Ves[3] / P(ublius) [3] / [6] / M(arcus) Cassiu[s 3] / L(ucius) Muciu[s 3] / T(itus) Vibius [3] / C(aius) Baebiu[s 3] / C(aius) Herenn[ius 3] / M(arcus) Rosciu[s 3] / M(arcus) [C]assiu[s 3] / Sex(tus) Laeliu[s 3] / T(itus) Sosius [3] / M(arcus) Turra[nius 3] / Q(uintus) Tullius [3] / M(arcus) Gemin[ius<br>
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They are listed in the second text before persons classed as <i> munifices</i>, making it likely that they were classed as what were eventually named <i> opera vacantes</i> or <i> immunes</i>, though whether they belong to the <i> principales</i> cannot be determined with certainty.<br>
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Other titles with the prefix <i> sub-</i> such as <i> subpraefectus</i> are very rare.<br>
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Regards,<br>
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Sander van Dorst<br>
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