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Corpus of Roman Imperial Statue Bases
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Emperor
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Province
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Town
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Date
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Caligula
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Asia
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Mytilene
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37-41
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IG XII, 2, 209.
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Caligula
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Asia
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Kalymna
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-37
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IGRR IV, 1022.
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Caligula
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Lycia et Pamphylia
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Perge?
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37-41
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IGSK 54, 25.
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Caligula
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Asia
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Ephesus
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37-41
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IGSK 12, 259.
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Caligula
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Achaea
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Athenae
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37-41
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IG II2, 3266.
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Caligula
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Achaea
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Athenae
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37-41
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IG II2, 3267.
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Caligula
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Achaea
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Delphi
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37-41
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SEG 1, 156.
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Caligula
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Alpes Graiae et Poeninae
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Saint-Maurice-en-Valais
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37-37
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AE 1897, 2.
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Caligula
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Alpes Graiae et Poeninae
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Saint-Triphon
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37-37
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AE 1985, 659.
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Caligula
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Asia
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Ephesus
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-37
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AE 1968, 476 c.
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Caligula
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Cyprus
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Paphos
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37-41
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SEG 30, 1633.
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Caligula
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Aegyptus
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Syene
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39-39
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CIL III, 14147, 1.
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Caligula
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Italia, Umbria (Regio VI)
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Spoletium
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37-41
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CIL XI, 4778.
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Caligula
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Asia
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Didyma
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37-41
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AE 1912, 134.
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Caligula
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Narbonensis
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Vienna
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33-37
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CIL XII, 1848.
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Caligula
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Narbonensis
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Vienna
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33-37
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CIL XII, 1849.
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Caligula
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Narbonensis
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Saint-Jean-de-la-porte
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37-37
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CIL XII, 2331.
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Caligula
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Achaea
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Aigiale
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37-41
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IG XII, 7, 437.
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Caligula
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Aquitania
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Avaricum
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37-41
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CIL XIII, 1189.
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Caligula
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Achaea
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Thera
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37-41
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IG XII, 3, suppl., 1392-1394.
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Caligula
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Narbonensis
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Ruscino
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-37
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M. Gayraud, RANarb suppl. 7 (1980) 76-77, no. 5.
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Caligula
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Narbonensis
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Maritima
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40-40
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E. Espérandieu, Insc. lat. de Gaules (1929) 29-30, no. 89.
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Caligula
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Narbonensis
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Vienna
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33-37
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AE 1995, 1039.
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Caligula
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Asia
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Sardis
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37-41
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SEG 45, 1645.
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Caligula
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Italia, Etruria (Regio VII)
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Veii
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-37
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CIL XI, 7744.
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Caligula
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Asia
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Amyzon
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37-41
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J. & L. Robert, Fouilles d'Amyzon (1983) 266, no. 68.
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Caligula
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Asia
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Kalymna
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-37
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IGRR IV, 1023.
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Caligula
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Achaea
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Exarkhos
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37-41
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R. Mellor, Qea; JRwvmh (Göttingen 1975) 106, no. 40.
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The Romans produced suction force pumps in all types for all sea and land necessities. One of the archeological discoveries which most contributed to on/ knowledge of Roman metallurgy was the recovery of two ships of lake Nemi... These ships contained lead pipe (in the ship plumbing system), valves, pieces of equipment including a rotating table on ball bearings and several metallic objects made from various alloys of iron, copper and bronze which vary according to their intended use. The lead pipe conforms to the dimensions and norms set in Frontinus' text... The inscriptions on the lead pipe found on the Nemi ships have done more to date the ships than the masonry trademarks... But the precise dating of the Nemi Ships based on the name of Caligula (37 to 41 A.D.) has been established by the for fstulae found three inside the first ship and the fourth nearby with their seal G. CAESARIS AVG GERMANIC all stamped with the same die (evidenced by the imperfect impression of the C on the various pieces of pipe)... The valve found on board is according to the standards a vicenaria in perfect working condition... The rotating platform found on the Nemi ship establishes that the Romans were acquainted with and used ball-bearings. Bronze bearings fixed in place by pins were positioned around the circumference of the platform at regular intervals to permit the rotary movement scythe load. (photo by Nacleben)
Augustan Altar - Palastrina
Inscription to Caligula (Inscription) Sardis
SALVTI CAESARIS AVGVSI(i)
GLABRIO PATRONVS COLONIAE D(ecreto) D(ecurionum) F(aciendo) C(uravit).
This is a statue base. You can see the footprints on the top. Meiggs remarks that it may have been occasioned by the visit of an emperor, in which case it is more probably a public monument (as statues were) and the consent of the Town Council would be required." SALVTI CAESARIS AVVGST(I) GLABRIO PATRONVS COLONIAE D(ono) D(edit) F(aciendo) C(uravit) "Dedicated] to the Salus of Caesar Augustus. Glabrio, Patron of the Colony, gave [this] as a gift and saw to the construction. " Petrons of the Colony of Ostia were usually Roman Senators or Equestrians, elected by the Town Council of the Colony. Russell Meiggs _Roman Ostia_2nd ed., pp. 179, 206-208, 508. "He is a Manius Acilius Glabrio of the Augustan or Julio-Claudian period..." FRom a Julio Claudian member!!!! 
Museo Nazionale Romano at the Baths of Diocletian - Inscription on a long base for statues of the Claudian family, referring to the future emperor Nero. Romanus Too
Museo Nazionale Romano at the Baths of Diocletian - Marble base, near the north-eastern slope of the Palatine, for a shrine for the imperial cult, dedicated by the "aenatores" (musicians who played bronze instruments) - here, by the "liticines" ("lituus", a curved trumpet) and the "cornicines" ("cornu", bugle horn). Romanus Too.
Museo Nazionale Romano at the Baths of Diocletian - Marble base, near the north-eastern slope of the Palatine, for a shrine for the imperial cult, dedicated by the "aenatores" (musicians who played bronze instruments) - here, by the "tubicines" ("tuba", trumpet) Romanus Too
 Honorary inscription for Gaius Caesar (princeps iuventutis)Greek, East Greek Roman Imperial Period between 1 B.C. and 4 A.D. Stone, marble 19.1 x 57.2 cm (7 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Educational non-profit guidelines) Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America 84.55a-b  Fragmentary inscription with dedication to AugustusRoman Roman Imperial Period Marble 30.5 x 21.6 cm (12 x 8 1/2 in.) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Educational non-profit Guidelines)  IMP CAESARIS PIPE 
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DESCRIPTION
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| Language: |
Latin |
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limestone |
| Size: |
82 centimeters high
65 centimeters wide |
| Length: |
4 lines of writing |
| Genre: |
Building Dedication |
| Dedicator: |
Pontius Pilate
(praefect of Judea) |
| Approximate Date: |
26–37 CE |
| Place of Discovery: |
Caesarea, Israel |
| Date of Discovery: |
1961
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| Chief Excavator: |
Antonio Frova
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| Current Location: |
Israel Museum
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| Inventory number: |
AE 1963 no. 104
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TEXT
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LATIN
(with suggested reconstruction) |
TRANSLATION
by K. C. Hanson & Douglas E. Oakman |
[DIS AUGUSTI]S TIBERIEUM
[. . . . PO]NTIUS PILATUS
[. . .PRAEF]ECTUS IUDA[EA]E
[. .FECIT D]E[DICAVIT] |
To the honorable gods (this) Tiberium
Pontius Pilate,
Prefect of Judea,
had dedicated |
Ti(berio) Clau[dio Drusi f(ilio) Cai]sari / Augu[sto Germani]co / pontific[i maxim(o) trib(unicia) potes]tat(e) XI / co(n)s(uli) V im[p(eratori) XXII? cens(ori) patri pa]triai / senatus po[pulusque] Ro[manus q]uod / reges Brit[annorum] XI d[iebus paucis sine] / ulla iactur[a devicerit et regna eorum] / gentesque b[arbaras trans Oceanum sitas] / primus in dici[onem populi Romani redegerit
VASIENS VOC
PATRONO
SEX AFRANIO SEX F
VOLT BVRRO
TRIB MIL PROC AVGVSTAE
PROC TI CAESAR
PROC DIVI CLAVDI
PRAEF PRAETORI ORNAMENTIS
CONSVLAR
Fragmentary inscription with dedication to Augustus
Roman, Roman Imperial Period
Findspot: Assos (Behramkale), Troad, Anatolia (Turkey)
30.5 x 21.6 cm (12 x 8 1/2 in.)
Marble
Classification: Inscriptions
Fragmentary inscription with a dedication to Augustus. Gray discoloration. Two lines.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America, 1884
Accession number: 84.42
Provenance/Ownership History: From Assos (Behramkale, Turkey); debris beneath the Agora retaining wall. 1881-2: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 15, 1884.
(EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY)
Honorary inscription for Gaius Caesar (princeps iuventutis)
Greek, East Greek, Roman Imperial Period, between 1 B.C. and 4 A.D.
Findspot: Assos (Behramkale), Troad, Anatolia (Turkey)
19.1 x 57.2 cm (7 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)
Stone, marble
Classification: Architectural elements
Rectangular block, in two pieces. The stone is remarkable as being a palimpsest, so to speak; there has been a hasty erasure of earlier letters, leaving a rough surface.
"The people and the Roman negotiatores
Gaius Caesar the son of Augustus, princeps iuventutis, and consul."
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America, 1884
Accession number: 84.55a-b
Provenance/Ownership History: From Assos (Behramkale, Turkey); walled into the very large diagonal masonry at the north-east corner of the Bouleuterion. 1881-82: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 15, 1884. (EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY)
Gallic coin commemorating
the surrender of XV Primigenia.
(Livius.org)
TI CAESARI DIVI
AVGVSTI F DIVI
IVLI N AVGVSTO
PONTIF MAXIMO COS IIII
IMP VIII TRIB POTESTAT XXXII
AVGVSTALES
RES PVBLICA
RESTITVIT
Ti(berio) Claudio Ti(beri) f(ilio) / [Ne]roni / [p]o[nt(ifici) co(n)s(uli) II i]mp(eratori) II / [aen]ator[e]s tubicines / [liti]cines cornicines / Romani
Fragmentary inscription with dedication to Augustus
Roman, Roman Imperial Period. (MFA Educational guidelines)
Inscription of Agrippina
The marble urn of the Roman empress, Agrippina major, dating from AD 37. It was allegedly taken from the mausoleum of Augustus in the middle ages.
Transcription:
Ossa
Agrippinae M(arci) Agrippae [f(iliae)] / Divi Aug(usti) neptis uxoris / Germanici Caesaris / matris C(ai) Caesaris Aug(usti) / Germanici principis
Translation:
"The bones of Agrippina, daughter of Marcus Agrippa, granddaughter of the Deified Augustus, wife of Germanicus Caesar, mother of Gaius Caesar Augustus, prince Germanicus [i.e. Emperor Caligula].
Inscription of Nero
Agrippina Inscription
Marcus Agrippa Inscription- Ephesus
Ti(berio) Claudio Ti(beri) f(ilio) / [Ne]roni / [p]o[nt(ifici) co(n)s(uli) II i]mp(eratori) II / [aen]ator[e]s tubicines / [liti]cines cornicines / Romani- (Public domain)
Ca. late 1st -2nd century AD.
Maximum length: 11 in. (28 cm).
Found in Niederrhein, Germany.
Legion XXII Primigenia (and its twin XV Primigenia) were formed in 39 AD by the emperor Caligula who needed extra forces for his campaigns in Germania. The XXIInd was initially stationed with Legion XXI Rapax at Xanten in Germania Inferior. Primigenia took part in several campaigns against the Germans. In 69 AD they supproted Vitellius, following the Batavian Revolt of 70 AD, Legion XXII was stationed at Mainz where it remained for the next two centuries. The products of the legion's kilns have been found in Cologne, Dormagen, Neuss, Xanten, Rindern, Nijmegen, and Vechten.
Indus / Neronis Claudi / Caesaris Aug(usti) / corpor(is) custos / dec(uria) Secundi / natione Batavus / vix(it) ann(os) XXXVI h(ic) s(itus) e(st) / posuit / Eumenes frater / et heres eius ex collegio / Germanorum (public domain)
Iovi Optimo Maximo
PRO SALVTE NERO-
NIS CLAVDI CAE-
SARIS AVGusti IMPeratoris
CANABARI PVBLICE
Pvblio SVLPICIO SCRIBONIO
PROCVLO LEGato AVGvsti PRo PRaetore
CVRA ET IMPENSA
Qvinti IVLI PRISCI ET
Qvinti IVLI AVETI
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Papyri from Egyptian rubbish dumps do not often directly involve the great leaders of the Roman state. This one is an exception, although the semi-literary hand may indicate that it was a copy for propaganda purposes rather than a true document. It records a speech to the citizens of Alexandria by an imperial visitor who can be identified as Germanicus, nephew of Tiberius, probably in AD 18 or 19.
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CCAESAR- Spain
Augustan inscription from Osia Antica
Roman theatre, Lepcis Magna, Libya. Bilingual inscription in Latin (at the top) and Punic (at the bottom). The Latin reads from left to right, the Punic from right to left. It records that the building of the theatre was paid for, and dedicated by a local richman called Annobal Rufus in AD 1-2.
Latin text:
Imp(eratore) Caesare divi f(ilio) Aug(usto) pont(ifice) max(imo) tr(ibunicia) pot(estate) XXIV
co(n)s(ule)XIII patre patriae
Annobal ornator patriae amator concordiae
flamen sufes praef(ectus) sacr(orum)
Himilchonis Tapapi f(ilius) Rufus
d(e) s(ua) p(ecunia) fac(iundum) coer(avit) idemq(ue) dedicavit.
IRT 322.
In 40, the emperor Caligula visited Fectio when he was travelling to Lugdunum. The remains of a wine barrel from his personal vinyard have been found. Some thirty years later, the fortress was destroyed during the Batavian revolt and rebuilt as base of a cavalry squadron. The river Rhine had already started to silt up, and was later to change its course. Pottery from the kilns of the Twenty-second legion Primigenia at Xanten belongs to this period.
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