Language:
English
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
Tel Aviv; Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University
Angaben zur Quelle:
48,2 (2021) 248-266
Keywords:
Rome.
;
Inscriptions, Latin
;
Epitaphs
;
Kefar Otnai Site (Israel) Antiquities
;
Eretz Israel Antiquities, Roman
Abstract:
A complete Latin funerary inscription was found during an infrastructure development excavation near the legionary base of the Legio VI Ferrata at Legio. This funerary epitaph for a miles of the VIth Legion is the only complete inscription of its kind from Legio and, therefore, is an important contribution to the history of the legion during its tenure in Syria-Palaestina. In the epigraphic study of the inscription, a specific set of metrological characteristics were identified that have previously only been documented in formal imperial inscriptions. This raises questions about the availability of high-level lapidaries to ordinary soldiers in the context of their service. A review of the existing inscriptions attesting legionaries of Legio VI Ferrata is further provided to contextualize the epitaph.
DOI:
10.1080/03344355.2021.1958626
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