trying to identify unit

[Vlad the Impala]

[url:2qxkj196]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mark.martin/forum/inscription.jpg[/url]

greetings All

Im trying to work out the unit on this inscription (from Aquicum)

any help appreciated

cheers

[Praefectusclassis]

I think line 4 reads "EQ(ues) ALAE BRI..." The rest is hard to read, but would make it the Ala Britannica. What did you make of the whole thing?

[Vlad the Impala]

Spaul has two units begining 'bri'

ala I Britannica and ala I Brittonum both of which served for a time in Pannonia

[Tarbicus]

What I can make out is


Line 1: D M

Line 2: C C O M I N I V S

Line 3: C O M I (N) ......

Line 4:

Line 5: (I I I I) .... I X (I I) ............ X X

Line 6: (H) ................................ O M N

Line 7: © ....... R ................... N L (R or P)



Not sure of the bracketed letters.

[Kate Gilliver]

I'm with Jasper that it's an ALAE BRI
the end of line 4 might be STIP
line 5 has something, then VIXIT ANN XX
line 6 may start with II

but it's a pretty yukky photo (sorry!)

[Tarbicus]

Here are some even yuckier versions:

[url:zs0i5tp9]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/tarbicus/inscription_yucky_01.jpg[/url]

[url:zs0i5tp9]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/tarbicus/inscription_yucky_02.jpg[/url]

[url:zs0i5tp9]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/tarbicus/inscription_yucky_green.jpg[/url]

I traced any joined up lines for the last one, but how well I've no idea.

Tip: squinting doesn't work :wink:

[Praefectusclassis]

That does help Tarbi,
It'd be this then:
D(is) M(anibus)
C(aius) Cominius
Cominianus(?)
Eq(ues) Alae Brit(annicae) st(i)p(endiorum)
IIII Vixit ann(is) XX
H(oc) M(onumentum) P(osuit) Comn(enus?)
??

[Vlad the Impala]

thanks for your help.

I wonder why it doesnt seem to be in ALA2?

[Tarbicus]

I wonder why it doesnt seem to be in ALA2?

They probably couldn't read it :wink:

[Vlad the Impala]

he should have asked here

[nithijo]

Too late

But here is the result of my tinkering:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h142/ ... onHigh.jpg

Cheers
Nithijo

aka Soren Larsen

[Praefectusclassis]

Spaul's Ala 2, Cohors 2 & Classes Imperii Romani are very admirable and useful tools, but certainly not free of errors. The understandable reason for that is that it is simply a Herculean task.

[Vlad the Impala]

it certainly is.

havent got Classes Imperii Romani yet, but very impressed with the work in the other two.

in many ways will form basis of much of my website :-) )

has anyone else noticed the different styles used on funery in different sites/areas?

ie what the deceased which to show?

[Praefectusclassis]

Oh yes. It's a very fashion-driven thing, it seems.