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CAES0004

Caesarea, Early third century CE. Column. Dedicatory.
Transcription

Lucio Valerio Valeriano procuratori provinciae Syriae Palaestinae provinciae praeposito summae felicissimae expeditionis Mesopotamenae adversus ArabosParthos praeposito vexillationis felicissimae expeditionis urbicae itemque Asianae adversus hostes publicos praeposito equitum peregrinarum adversus procuratori Cypri praefecto alae I Hispanorum Campagonum in Dacia tribuno cohortis I miliariae Hemesenorum civium Romanorum in Pannonia praefecto cohortis IIII voluntariorum civium Romanorum in Pannonia, Mevius Romanus centurio legionis VI Ferratae fidelis constantis Antoninianae eius viro incomparabili.

Translation

To Lucius Valerius Valerianus , procurator of the province Syria Palestina and of the province...; charged with completing the most fortunate Mesopotamian expedition against the Arabs (or Parthians); placed in charge of a detachment for the most fortunate urban expedition, likewise for the Asian expedition against the public enemies; placed in charge of a peregrine cavalry unit against...; procurator of Cyprus; prefect of the first cavalry squadron of the Spanish Campagoni in Dacia; tribune of the first thousand-man cohort of Roman citizen Hemeseni in Pannonia, prefect of the fourth cohort of Roman citizen volunteers in Pannonia. Mevius Romanus , centurion of the sixth legion Ferrata fidelis constans Antoniniana, his..., to an incomparable man.

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[no diplomatic]

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Notes
Column of gray marble with blue and white bands, pointed at the top. Text is centered, beginning 30 mm below necking ring. Dimensions given are for inscribed area only. Entire column is 1.35 m high and 0.43-0.46 m in diameter at the base. Same column as caes0005 and caes0006.

Languages

Latin

Dimensions

H: 92 cm; W: 40 cm; D: —

Date

200 CE to 222 CE

Current location

Israel Museum, IAA inv. no. 1975-74

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Bibliography

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