Masclinius Maternus
Masclinius Maternus († 352 AD) was a Decurio in Roman Cologne , the Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium .
Masclinius Maternus is only known through his grave inscription found in Zülpich-Hoven . As a councilor in Cologne, he presumably owned land there and was therefore buried nearby. According to the inscription, he was buried by his son Masclinius Leo . He had held various offices in the city and was not only Decurio, but also one of two aediles . As curator civitatis he was responsible for the city's tax revenue, and as sacerdos he also had priestly duties.
The inscription on the tombstone of Masclinus Maternus provides evidence that Cologne had a functioning city administration in late antiquity around the middle of the 4th century. The festivities of adoration of the emperors connected with the office of sacerdotalis exercised by Masclinius Maternus still existed in the capital of Germania secunda . However, his name is the last known name of a city council of Cologne.
As the date of the burial, the names of the two incumbent consuls Flavius Magnus Decentius Caesar , also under Emperor for Gaul , and Paulus are listed in the manner customary for the Roman Empire . The tombstone is lost, the inscription has survived.
literature
- Werner Eck : Cologne in Roman times. History of a city under the Roman Empire. (Volume 1 of the history of the city of Cologne in 13 volumes ). Greven, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-7743-0357-6