Beirut, Tombstone of Q. Aemilius Secundus

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)

Date

ca. 20 CE

Inscriptionnr

EDCS-08000281

Creator

Jona Lendering

Museum

Venice, Museo archeologico nazionale

Licence

CC0 1.0 Universal

Categories

Roman Empire

Tags

Inscription, Tomb

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