Orlandi, Silvia

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Chronological and	geographicalinformation	in	Latin	inscriptions:examples and	issuesSilvia	OrlandiLeipzig,	Epigraphy Edit-a-thonApril	21	2016The	importance of	the	findspot to	understand the	historical meaning of	an	inscription:	the	example of	the	funerary cippi of	A.	Hirtius cos.	43	BC:	CIL,	VI	40899	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr073483 and	CIL,	VI	40900	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr093203Map of	the	funerary monument of	Aulus Hirtiusunder	Palazzo	della	CancelleriaAnother example,	from	Pompeii:	CIL,	IV	4397	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr158675graffito	with	the	name of	a	gladiator	from	the	gladiatorial training	schoolThe	importance of	the	finding spot	even when it is not the	original place of	display	of	an	inscription:the	example of	Roman	inscribed slabs re-used in	the	floor of	the	church of	S.	Maria	in	Castello	at Tarquinia	CIL,	VI	36779	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr151030Another example:	inscription re-used in	the	Pisa’s DomeCIL,	XI	1422	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr158047Geographical information	(origo)	in	military inscriptions from	RomeCIL,	VI	2721	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr103472AE 1976,	19	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr076349Another example:	an	eques singularis from	the	province	of	PannoniaCIL,	VI	3222	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr129281Laterculi militum:a	privileged source	for	geographical informationCIL,	VI	32627	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr132192CIL,	VI	32626	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr131963«Strangers»	in	RomeIulia	Carnuntilla,	ex	provincia	Pannoniae Superioris (CIL,	VI	37271	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr146554)Seating space in	the	Colosseum for	the	Gaditani	(CIL,	VI	32098	l	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr100772)CIL,	X	6341	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr156927an	African from	Leptis	Magna	in	TarracinaCIL,	X	8261	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr157471a	long	journey from	Coropissum to	TarracinaCIL,	IX	2565	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr131349an	inscription from	Bovianum (regio	IV	– Sabina	et	Samnium)	mentioning a	patronus of	Vicetia (Regio	X	– Venetia et	Histria)• Q(uinto)	ArruntioQ(uinti)	f(ilio)	Vol(tinia)	Iustoq̅(uaestori),	aed(ili),	pat(rono)	col(oniae),pat(rono)	mun(icipii)	Saepin(atium),	pat(rono)mun(icipii)	Vicentin(orum),	pat(rono)	et	cur(atori)r(ei)	p(ublicae)	Terevent(inatium),	sacer(doti)	Tuscul(ano)fanitali.Ordo	et	populusob	insign(em)	fidem,	ìndust̂r̂iam	e̲rga	se	in	civilib(us)	officìs[e]t	splendor(em)	munerisgladiatori;[adv]o[c]ato	fisc(i)	stat(ionis)	hereditati(um).Topographical information	inside	epigraphic texts.CIL,	VI	33914	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr102393a	sutor a	Porta	FontinaleCIL,	XV	7190	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr149488a	slave	collar witha	reference to	Forum	Martis	(=Augusti)Topographical information	can	be	formed by	both text	and	images,	like in	the	Forma	Urbis Romae (here a	brand	new	fragment =	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr105753)A	map of	an	aqueduct and	its users:	CIL,	VI	1261	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr128165A	bronze «catasto»	from	Verona:AE	2000,	620	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr085137Geographic information	may refer to	distances,	like in	the	Lapis	Pollae:	CIL,	X	6950	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr116637Itinerarium	a	Gades Romamon	the	so	called Vasi	di	Vicarello	(CIL,	XI	3281)http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr152601Distances may be	counted not in	miles,	but in	days of	journey,	like in	CIL,	VI	5076,an	«itinerarium»	from	Vigna	Codini	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr000001CHRONOLOGICAL	INFORMATIONChronological information	can	be	given by	the	archeological context,	if it is known,	like in	the	case	of	the	Lapis	Satricanus,	found in	the	foundations of	a	V	century B.C.	templehttp://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr078476Chronological information	my be	given by	other inscriptions from	the	same context,	as in	the	case	of	CIL,	VI	4525	(http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr122988)	and	CIL,	VI	4418	(http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr122536)dating from	10	ADFunerary inscription with	the	names of	the	consuls of	AD	13:	AE 1966,	16	(http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr074498)CIL,	X	4881	from	Venafrum,	with	precise	references to	boththe	date	of	birth and	the	date	of	death(http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr104808)• C(aio)	Herennio	C(ai)	f(ilio)	Ter(etina)	Melai(:Melae),	aedili,	I̅I̅vir(o)(:duoviro),	L(ucio)	Nonio	Asprenate	co(n)s(ule)III	non(as)	Sept(embres)	h(oras)	X	natus	es̲t̲,	A(ulo)	Gabinio	Secundo	co(n)s(ule)III	non(as)	Sept(embres)	h(oras)	X	moritu[r].	Melanta	fìlio.Ollae from	S.	Cesareo,	with	precise	referenceof	the	day,	but not of	the	year of	deathCIL,	VI	8236	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr004978CIL,	VI	8278	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr100558Re-used statue	base	of	the	V	century,	that still preserves the	ancient date	(355	A.D.)	on	the	right	side(CIL,	VI	1166b	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr118185)A	dedication to	Mars	set	up	by	Maxentiusante	diem	XI	Kalendas Maias (=	April	21)CIL,	VI	33856	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr071738A	fistula	with	the	date	202	AD[Impp.]	Severo	III	et	Antonino	co(n)s(ulibus)CIL,	XV	7241=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr032719Chronological information	on	a	single	artifact may refer to	different years,	as in	the	case	ofCIL,	VI	314:	a	dedication di	Hercules	Invictus set	up	by	4	different praetores urbani	=http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr142358A	dedication to	Libertas set	up	in	96	AD	=	in	the	year 848	ab	urbe	conditaCIL,	VI	472	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr158672An	example of	use	of	«era	patavina»(N(atali?)	CCXXV)http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr093773CIL,	V	2501	from	Ateste =http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr130574an	inscription with	a	reference to	the	battle of	ActiumM(arcus)	Billienus	M(arci)	f(ilius)Rom(ilia)	Actiacus,legione	X̅I̅,	proe=lio	navali	facto,in	coloniam	de=ductus,	ab	ordi=ne	decurio	allec=[tus,	ho]mo	frug[i]-	-	-	-	-	-CIL,	VI	1676	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr111460:	a	reference to	the	sack of	Alarich in	410?(fatali	casu subversam…)CIL,	VI	1300	=	http://www.edr-edr.it/edr_programmi/res_complex_comune.php?do=book&id_nr=edr109058:	elogium of	C.	Duiliusa	text	dating from	III	century B.C.	re-carved in	the	Augustan age

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