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Caesarea, First-second century CE. Altar. Dedicatory.
Transcription

sgadeIulius Magnus centurio legionis XII Fulminatae

Translation

Julius Magnus , a centurion of Legio XII Fulminata

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
An altar of hard limestone restored from two large pieces and a small fragment. The altar measures 1.45 m high, 0.85 m wide at top and bottom, 0.64 m wide at center, 0.85 m deep at top and bottom, 0.64 m deep at center. Above a simple massive base and below an elaborately molded crown are niches on all four sides, each distyle with a conch semivault. On the fascia of the crown at the front of the altar is an inscription in one line, only the last few letters of which survive (text a/line 1). The fragment carrying text a has moldings and letters identical to those on the large fragments, although it does not join. The niches are in various states of completion. The niche at the front, the most finished, has an inscribed panel 0.30 m wide and 0.10 m high at its bottom with text b (lines 2 and 3); above is an eagle crowned by a small Victory in the vault. The left side has a Minerva, the right a Tyche, and the back a Victory. The letters are finely cut, and, like those on the crown, are filled with red paint. Apostrophe-shaped marks divide and end words or indicate abbreviations on the crown and on the second line of the panel. The 7-shaped symbol designates centurio in line 3. The alphabet is of the second century.

Languages

Latin

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

1 CE to 200 CE

Current location

Rockefeller Museum, IAA reg. no. 76-984

Figures

  • Tyche right side of niche at front

  • Apostrophe-shaped marks 7-shaped symbol dividing and ending words, or marking abbreviations in line 3

  • Eagle above inscribed panel at front

  • Victory above inscribed panel at front

  • Minerva left side of niche at front

  • Victory back of niche at front

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

No bibliography available for transcription.

Source of translation

No bibliography available for translation.

Other sources

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  • L’Année Épigraphique, 1962. page 274.
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  • Rahmani, L.Y. “Un Autel Funéraire Romain à Césarée Maritime.” Revue Biblique 85, no. 2 (1978): 268–76. page 268-76.
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  • Rahmani, L.Y. “Un Autel Funéraire Romain à Césarée Maritime.” Revue Biblique 85, no. 2 (1978): 268–76. page plates 17-20.
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  • Lifshitz, B. “Inscriptions Latines de Césarée En Palestine.” Latomus 21 (1962): 149–50. page 149.
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  • Lifshitz, B. “Légions Romaines En Palestine.” In Hommages à Marcel Renard, Vol. 2, edited by Jacqueline Bibauw, 458–69. Collection Latomus 102. Bruxelles, 1969. page 468.
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  • Lehmann, Clayton Miles, and Kenneth G. Holum. “The Greek and Latin Inscriptions of Caesarea Maritima.” In Joint Expedition to Caesarea Maritima Excavation Reports, Vol. 5. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research, 2000. page plates LXXXII, LXXXIII, nos. 119a, 119b.
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  • Puech, E. “Note d’Épigraphie Latine Palestinienne. Le Dieu Turmasgada à Césarée        Maritime.” Revue Biblique 89, no. 2 (1982): 210–21. page 210-21.
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  • L’Année Épigraphique, 1984. page 911.
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  • Lifshitz, Baruch. “Roman Legions in Palestine.” Bulletin of the Israel Exploration Society 23 (1959): 53–67. page 64.
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  • Lifshitz, Baruch. “Césarée de Palestine, Son Histoire et Ses Institutions.” Aufstieg Und Niedergang Der Römischen Welt II.8 (1977): 490–518. page 502.
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  • Rahmani, L.Y. “L’autel de Césarée. Note Additionnelle.” Revue Biblique 88, no. 2 (1981): 240–44. page 241-44.
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