Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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CAES0146

Caesarea, 250 CE - 300 CE. Protome. Funerary.
Transcription

Dis Manibus Flavii Potentis praefecti legionis VI Ferratae fidelis constantis, Claudius Protianus 7centurio legionis X Fretensis procurator eius et Hilarus et Damaset Symphorus liberti et secundi heredes patrono piissimo fecerunt.

Translation

To the deified manes of Flavius Potens , prefect of Legio VI Ferrata Fidelis Constans. Claudius Protianus , a centurion of Legio X Fretensis and his procurator, and Hilarus and Damas and Symphorus , his freedmen and heirs of the second rank, made (this monument) for their most dutiful patron.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:

Languages

Latin

Dimensions

H: 98 cm; W: 60 cm; D: 34 cm

Date

250 CE to 300 CE

Current location

Kibbutz Sdot Yam Museum, IAA inv. no. 1998-7436

Figures

  • 7-shaped abbreviation, standing for the word "centurio" line 3

  • Curved dashes or wedges dividing all words to the middle of line 4, thereafter only a few

  • Sagum gathered above the right shoulder

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

  • Lifshitz, Baruch. “Roman Legions in Palestine.” Bulletin of the Israel Exploration Society 23 (1959): 53–67.
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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.
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  • L’Année Épigraphique, 1962.
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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.
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  • Pflaum, H.-G. “A Propos d’une Inscription Funéraire de Césarée. Un Préfet de La Legio VI        Ferrata.” Latomus 20 (1961): 826null.
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  • Lifshitz, B. “Sur La Date Du Transfert de La Legio VI Ferrata En Palestine.” Latomus 19 (1960): 109–11.
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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.
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  • Lifshitz, Baruch. “Roman Legions in Palestine.” Bulletin of the Israel Exploration Society 23 (1959): 53–67.
    Zotero
  • Lifshitz, Baruch. “Notes Philologiques et Épigraphiques.” Scripta Classica Israelica 2 (1975): 97–109.
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  • Lifshitz, Baruch. “Notes Philologiques et Épigraphiques.” Scripta Classica Israelica 2 (1975): 97–109.
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  • Lifshitz, B. “Sur La Date Du Transfert de La Legio VI Ferrata En Palestine.” Latomus 19 (1960): 109–11.
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