Aelius Fortis

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Aelius Fortis (his prenomen is unknown) was a member of the Roman army living in the 2nd century AD .

An inscription that was found at Böhming Castle and that is dated 181 shows that Fortis Centurio was the Legio III Italica . The inscription also proves that he was Praepositus of the Cohors I Breucorum , who was stationed in the province of Raetia at that time .

The inscription also shows that Fortis supervised construction work at the fort, during which the gates and four towers were repaired.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Inscription ( AE 1899, 195 ).
  2. ↑ Farkas István Gergő: The Roman Army in Raetia , dissertation, University of Pécs Faculty of Humanities 2015, pp. 148, 396 ( PDF ).
  3. ↑ John Spaul : Cohors² The evidence for and a short history of the auxiliary infantry units of the Imperial Roman Army , British Archaeological Reports 2000, BAR International Series (Book 841), ISBN 978-1841710464 , S. 317th
personal data
SURNAME Aelius Fortis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Centurion (Legio III Italica)
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century or 3rd century