Beirut, Tombstone of Q. Aemilius Secundus
Description | Beirut, Tombstone of Q. Aemilius Secundus, who conducted Quirinius' census in Apamea in Syria |
Details |
Q(uintus) Aemilius Q(uinti) f(ilius)
Pal(atina) Secundus [in]
castris divi Aug(usti) [sub]
P(ublio) Sulpi[c]io Quirinio le[g(ato) Aug(usti)]
[Ca]esaris Syriae honori-
bus decoratus pr[a]efect(us)
cohort(is) Aug(usti) I pr[a]efect(us) cohort(is) II classicae idem
iussu Quirini censum egi
Apamenae civitatis mil-
lium homin(um) civium CXVII
idem missu Quirini adversus
Ituraeos in Libano monte
castellum eorum cepi et ante
militi<a=E>m praefect(us) fabrum
delatus a duobus co(n)s(ulibus) ad ae-
rarium et in colonia
quaestor aedil(is) II duumvir II
pontifex{s}
ibi positi sunt Q(uintus) Aemilius Q(uinti) f(ilius) Pal(atina)
Secundus f(ilius) et Aemilia Chia lib(erta)
h(oc) m(onumentum) amplius h(eredem) n(on) s(equetur)
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Date | ca. 20 CE |
Inscriptionnr | EDCS-08000281 |
Creator | Jona Lendering |
Museum | Venice, Museo archeologico nazionale |
Licence | CC0 1.0 Universal |
Linked | Berytus (2), Quirinius, P. Sulpicius, Roman-Jewish Wars (2) Annexation |
Categories | Roman Empire |
Tags | Inscription, Tomb |
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