01-18-2013, 11:58 PM
Quote:Well, my latin is not the best. Also the purpose of this vexillatio would be nice to know. And as Robert says, it could be fully different.
My latin is almost non-existent, but I try and make the best of it... mile:
This inscription appears similar to many from the north coast of the Black Sea featuring legion detachments from Moesia Inferior in particular. Uncertain dating, I think, but some involve tetrarchic legions, so late third century perhaps.
So I'm guessing the text reads: "(something was built) by a detachment of legions I Italica, V Macedonica, XI Claudia and six cohorts under (the command of) Malicus, centurion of legion XI Claudia."
Does that look right? Still doesn't explain what the six cohorts were though... :unsure:
Nathan Ross