03-19-2008, 04:59 PM
Salvete omnes!
I'm still working on my final university paper on Gallienus. Today I found 4 inscriptions and maybe someone can answer a few short questions for me:
Here the 4 inscriptions:
Diis(!) P[at]riis de
abusque Fortun(a)e
Reduci pro salute
a[t]que incolumitate
d(omini) n(ostri) Im[p(eratoris)] C[a]es(aris)
P(ubli) Licini G[a]llie[n]i / Pii Fel(icis) Aug(usti)
M(arcus) Aurel(ius) Victor
v(ir) e(gregius) pr(a)eses pro(vinciae)
Mauretaniae / Caesariensis
protector eius // prov(inciae) CCXXIIII
K(alendis) I()
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[Io]vi
Monitori <p=B>ro
salute adque
incolumitate
d(omini) n(ostri) Gallieni Aug(usti)
et militum
vexill(ationum) legg(ionum)
[G]ermaniciana[r(um)]
[e]t Brittan(n)icin(arum)
[cu]m auxili(i)s
[e]arum
[3 V]italianus
[pro]tect(or?) Aug(usti) n(ostri)
[praepo]situs
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Genio
Imp(eratoris) [[P(ubli) [Lic(ini) Gall]ieni]]
Invicti Aug(usti)
Clementius
Silvius v(ir) e(gregius) a(gens) v(ices) p(raesidis) et
Val(erius) Marcellinus
praef(ectus) leg(ionis) prot(ector)
Aug(usti) n(ostri) a(gens) v(ices) l(egati) municipes
ex provincia
Raetia s(olverunt) l(ibentes) l(aeti) m(erito)
Paterno et Archesilao co(n)s(ulibus)
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Herculi Aug(usto)
P(ublius) Ael(ius) Aelianus
praef(ectus) leg(ionis) II A/diut(ricis) protector Gallieni Aug(usti) n(ostri) a(gens) v(ices) leg(ati)
v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)
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The first one is quite clear but I'm surprised they all call themselves "protector". How can Valerius Marcellinus in inscription 3 be a legatus legions and protector Augusti at the same time? Is this just a honorary title?
Same for the others (except No1 maybe)
The other phrase I found a bit strange is:
militum vexillationum legionum Germanicianarum et Brittannicinarum
cum auxiliis earum
to me this sounds like they were really just THEIR attached auxiliaries.
Like let's say cohors I Bat. is always marching with legio XX or something like that
I'm still working on my final university paper on Gallienus. Today I found 4 inscriptions and maybe someone can answer a few short questions for me:
Here the 4 inscriptions:
Diis(!) P[at]riis de
abusque Fortun(a)e
Reduci pro salute
a[t]que incolumitate
d(omini) n(ostri) Im[p(eratoris)] C[a]es(aris)
P(ubli) Licini G[a]llie[n]i / Pii Fel(icis) Aug(usti)
M(arcus) Aurel(ius) Victor
v(ir) e(gregius) pr(a)eses pro(vinciae)
Mauretaniae / Caesariensis
protector eius // prov(inciae) CCXXIIII
K(alendis) I()
-------------------------
[Io]vi
Monitori <p=B>ro
salute adque
incolumitate
d(omini) n(ostri) Gallieni Aug(usti)
et militum
vexill(ationum) legg(ionum)
[G]ermaniciana[r(um)]
[e]t Brittan(n)icin(arum)
[cu]m auxili(i)s
[e]arum
[3 V]italianus
[pro]tect(or?) Aug(usti) n(ostri)
[praepo]situs
------------------
Genio
Imp(eratoris) [[P(ubli) [Lic(ini) Gall]ieni]]
Invicti Aug(usti)
Clementius
Silvius v(ir) e(gregius) a(gens) v(ices) p(raesidis) et
Val(erius) Marcellinus
praef(ectus) leg(ionis) prot(ector)
Aug(usti) n(ostri) a(gens) v(ices) l(egati) municipes
ex provincia
Raetia s(olverunt) l(ibentes) l(aeti) m(erito)
Paterno et Archesilao co(n)s(ulibus)
-----------------------
Herculi Aug(usto)
P(ublius) Ael(ius) Aelianus
praef(ectus) leg(ionis) II A/diut(ricis) protector Gallieni Aug(usti) n(ostri) a(gens) v(ices) leg(ati)
v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)
-----------------------
The first one is quite clear but I'm surprised they all call themselves "protector". How can Valerius Marcellinus in inscription 3 be a legatus legions and protector Augusti at the same time? Is this just a honorary title?
Same for the others (except No1 maybe)
The other phrase I found a bit strange is:
militum vexillationum legionum Germanicianarum et Brittannicinarum
cum auxiliis earum
to me this sounds like they were really just THEIR attached auxiliaries.
Like let's say cohors I Bat. is always marching with legio XX or something like that
RESTITVTOR LIBERTATIS ET ROMANAE RELIGIONIS
DEDITICIVS MINERVAE ET MVSARVM
[Micha F.]
DEDITICIVS MINERVAE ET MVSARVM
[Micha F.]