Military funerary inscription
created: Transcription (Reynolds).
source date: Mid second to mid third century CE
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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Dis Manibus Marcus Aurelius Apol lo nius ueteranus legionis II Adiutricis ex doctore fabrica e sepulcrum uiuus sibi et su is fa ciendum curauit

Apparatus

[^a1: at 1: D [Pacho omitted by Pacho, supplied by CIL]]

[^a2: at 2: M URAP OI ION | M. [A]ur Apo[ll]on[io]]

[^a3: at 3: VETIEC .\\ A C · EX | vet. [l]eg. XV. Ap. ex]

[^a4: at 4: ABRICA E SEP.VIVS | [f]abricae s(ib) vi[v]us]

Translation

To the gods of the dead. M(arcus) Aur(elius) Apollonius, veteran of the Second Legion Adiutrix, instructor for the arms factory, had this tomb built for himself and his household in his life-time.

Commentary

Line 1. The name is very common in Cyrenaica; it perhaps suggests a man of non-Roman status recruited into the legion under Marcus or Commodus.

l.2. The name of the legion, previously misread as XV Apollinaris, is clear enough, although at first glance obscured by damage to the stone. For another Cyrenaican veteran of the same legion see C.573, where see commentary.

l.3. Apollonius had a post as trainer in the legionary arms factory; for the title in the same legion cf. CIL III.10516 (available at EDH HD068672), from Aquincum.

l.4. The size of the tomb and the quality of the inscription suggest a man of substance though not wealthy enough for real grandeur.

See further Reynolds, art. cit.

For other Latin texts in this quarry see T.363, T.366