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Ti(berius) Claudius /
Maximus vet(eranus) /
[s(e)] v(ivo) f(aciendum) c(uravit) militavit /
eque(s) in leg(ione) VII C(laudia) P(ia) F(ideli) fac/
tus qu(a)estor equit(um) /
singularis legati le/
gionis eiusdem vexil/
larius equitum item /
bello Dacico ob virtu/
te(m) donis donatus ab Im/
p(eratore) Domitiano factus dupli(carius) /
a divo Troiano(!) in ala secu(n)d(a) /
Pannoniorum a quo et fa(c)/
tus explorator in bello Da/
cico et ob virtute(m) bis donis /
donatus bello Dacico et /
Parthico et ab eode(m) factus /
decurio in ala eade(m) quod /
cepisset Decebalu(m) et caput /
eius pertulisset ei Ranissto/
ro missus voluntarius ho/
nesta missione a Terent[io Scau]/
riano consulare [exerci]/
tus provinciae nov[ae Mes]/[opotamiae
Translation:
Tiberius Claudius Maximus, veteran, took care of setting this up while he was alive. He served as trooper in Legio VII Claudia Pia Fidelis, was made quaestor equitum, then singularis of the legatus legionis of the same legion, then vexillarius of the of troopers of that unit, received awards from Emperor Domitian for bravery in the Dacian War, was made duplicarius in the Ala II Pannoniorum by the Emperor Trajan and was made explorator in the Dacian War and twice received awards for bravery in the Dacian and the Parthian War and was made decurio in the same ala by him because he had captured Decebalus and bore his head to him in Ranisstorum. He got his honorary discharge as a voluntarius from the consular commander Terentius Scaurianus, of the army of the Provincia Mesopotiamia Nova.
Comments
Item details
Unit:
Ala II Pannoniorum
Rank:
Auxiliary cavalryman
Now kept:
Drama
Style:
Other
Status:
fair images - fair info
Last updated:
Saturday, 04 July 2009
Comments:
Drawing after the photo in Speidel.
Transcription taken from the site of Prof.M.Clauss.
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