Gaius Valerius Titus

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Gaius Valerius Titus (full name form Gaius Valerius Quirina Titus ) was a member of the Roman army living in the 2nd century AD .

Two inscriptions that were found near Öhringen and which are dated to 175/177 prove that Titus was the centurion of an (unknown) legion at this time and that he was previously Cornicularius ( ex corniculario ). The two inscriptions also show that he was also the commander ( sub cura ) of two auxiliary units , the Cohors I Helvetiorum and the Numerus Brittonum Aurelianensium , both of which were stationed in the province of Germania superior .

It is possible that he was previously in command of the Numerus Brittonum Murrensium . On a brick with the stamp of this unit there are the letters CV , which could be his initials.

Another inscription found near Miltenberg , which is dated 193/211, proves that Titus was inscribed in the Quirina tribe and that as cornicularius consularis he was the orderly officer of a commander-in-chief.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Inscriptions ( CIL 13, 6542 , CIL 13, 6543 ).
  2. ↑ 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 978-1-84171-046-4 , page 184 .
  3. ↑ a b Marcus Reuter : Studies on the numbers of the Roman Army in the Middle Imperial Era, Dissertation, In: Reports of the Roman-Germanic Commission 80, 1999, pp. 359–569, here pp. 442–443, 453.
  4. ↑ a b Tatiana Alexandrovna Ivleva: Britons abroad: the mobility of Britons and the circulation of British-made objects in the Roman Empire Dissertation, Leiden University 2012, pp. 177-178, 546, 551 ( online ).
  5. ^ Bricks from Öhringen : Stamp NUM BM SV CV ( CIL 13, 12501 ).
  6. ↑ Inscription ( CIL 13, 6598 ).
personal data
SURNAME Valerius Titus, Gaius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Centurion
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century or 3rd century