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As regards the Tyre inscription, how do you know what the relation between L. Aemilius and the daughter of the consularis was? Much of the text is unfortunately missing; he could be the guy who gave the ground where the tomb stands, as you see in some inscriptions, or who was charged with building it. Alternatively, the man may not have stopped as speculator, but risen as high as the praefect in the second stele you present in your link: six lines are missing at the end, enough place for a military cursus honorum.
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Quote:As regards the Tyre inscription, how do you know what the relation between L. Aemilius and the daughter of the consularis was?
Nobody knows, but if a man erected a monument to a woman, it was usually his wife or daughter. At least, that's my impression. But there are alternatives, that is true.
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