Publilius Memorialis

Publilius Memorialis (its praenomen is not known; full name form Publilius Luci filius Falerna Memorialis ) was a member of the Roman knighthood ( Eques ) living in the 1st or 2nd century AD . Through an incompletely preserved inscription that was found in Forum Clodii and which is dated to 98/117, individual stations of his career are known.

Memorialis was initially Praefectus fabrum . He then became prefect of the Cohors III Cyrenaica sagittariorum and then Tribunus militum in the Legio X Fretensis , which was stationed in the province of Iudaea . The positions of a praefectus gentis Numidarum and a dilectator tironum ex Numidia lectorum followed next ; In the second function, Memorialis was responsible for recruiting soldiers. He then held two other (unknown) administrative positions before becoming procurator of the iron mines, presumably those in Gaul; this post was linked to an annual income of 100,000 sesterces .

Memorialis was registered in the Falerna tribe . Another Publilius Memorialis who was procurator on Corsica is known through a second inscription found in Erbalunga , which is dated to 77 .

literature

Hans-Georg Pflaum : Les carrières procuratoriennes équestres sous le Haut-Empire Romain , Paris 1960, volume 1.

Remarks

↑ Arthur E. Gordon, Joyce S. Gordon date the inscription to the reign of Vespasian (69–79), Hans-Georg Pflaum, however, to that of Trajan (98–117).
↑ The last two lines (8 and 9) of the inscription are only incomplete. The EDCS reading is [leg (ionis)] Aug (ustae) in Africa item [3] / [3] E item ferrar [iarum] . According to Arthur E. Gordon, Joyce S. Gordon, and Hans-Georg Pflaum, [leg (ionis)] Aug (ustae) was originally assumed at the beginning of line 8, since it was assumed that the task of recruiting continued here; the two lines were therefore interpreted in such a way that the Legio III Augusta , another (unknown) legion and the Legio VI Ferrata were listed here. Arthur E. Gordon, Joyce S. Gordon, however, assume that the beginning of line 8 was PROC AUG IN AFRICA and that the last word in line 9 is FERRAR (which should be added to ferrariarum ). Hans-Georg Pflaum therefore assumes, based on the reading by Arthur E. Gordon and Joyce S. Gordon, that the first of the two unknown posts of Memorialis was the administration of the imperial property in the province of Africa . To supplement the missing places in the last two lines, Arthur E. Gordon and Joyce S. Gordon suggest the names of other provinces, such as Noricum or Narbonensis . Hans-Georg Pflaum, on the other hand, rejects this and suggests instead, on a trial basis, procurator Miniciae ; this post was associated with an annual income of 60,000 sesterces.
↑ Arthur E. Gordon, Joyce S. Gordon assume that Memorialis and the procurator Corsicae of the same name are the same person. Hans-Georg Pflaum on the other hand assumes that the procurator Corsicae was a relative, probably the father or an uncle, of Memorialis.

Individual evidence

↑ Inscription ( CIL 11, 7554 ).
↑ 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. 388th
↑ ^a ^b Hans-Georg Pflaum : Les Carrières , pp. 81–85, No. 35a.
^ ^A ^b Arthur E. Gordon , Joyce S. Gordon: Publilius Memorialis and CIL, XI, 7554 (= Dessau, 9195) In: Classical Philology , Volume 47, No. 2 (Apr. 1952), pp. 90-93 ( online ).
↑ Inscription ( CIL 10, 8038 ).

personal data
SURNAME	Publilius Memorialis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Roman officer (imperial era)
DATE OF BIRTH	1st century
DATE OF DEATH	2nd century

[AN1-2] Arthur E. Gordon, Joyce S. Gordon date the inscription to the reign of Vespasian (69–79), Hans-Georg Pflaum, however, to that of Trajan (98–117).

[AN2-6] The last two lines (8 and 9) of the inscription are only incomplete. The EDCS reading is [leg (ionis)] Aug (ustae) in Africa item [3] / [3] E item ferrar [iarum] . According to Arthur E. Gordon, Joyce S. Gordon, and Hans-Georg Pflaum, [leg (ionis)] Aug (ustae) was originally assumed at the beginning of line 8, since it was assumed that the task of recruiting continued here; the two lines were therefore interpreted in such a way that the Legio III Augusta , another (unknown) legion and the Legio VI Ferrata were listed here. Arthur E. Gordon, Joyce S. Gordon, however, assume that the beginning of line 8 was PROC AUG IN AFRICA and that the last word in line 9 is FERRAR (which should be added to ferrariarum ). Hans-Georg Pflaum therefore assumes, based on the reading by Arthur E. Gordon and Joyce S. Gordon, that the first of the two unknown posts of Memorialis was the administration of the imperial property in the province of Africa . To supplement the missing places in the last two lines, Arthur E. Gordon and Joyce S. Gordon suggest the names of other provinces, such as Noricum or Narbonensis . Hans-Georg Pflaum, on the other hand, rejects this and suggests instead, on a trial basis, procurator Miniciae ; this post was associated with an annual income of 60,000 sesterces.

[AN3-8] Arthur E. Gordon, Joyce S. Gordon assume that Memorialis and the procurator Corsicae of the same name are the same person. Hans-Georg Pflaum on the other hand assumes that the procurator Corsicae was a relative, probably the father or an uncle, of Memorialis.

[IN1-1] Inscription ( CIL 11, 7554 ).

[jsp-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. 388th

[hgp-4] Hans-Georg Pflaum : Les Carrières , pp. 81–85, No. 35a.

[aeg-5] A ^b Arthur E. Gordon , Joyce S. Gordon: Publilius Memorialis and CIL, XI, 7554 (= Dessau, 9195) In: Classical Philology , Volume 47, No. 2 (Apr. 1952), pp. 90-93 ( online ).

[IN2-7] Inscription ( CIL 10, 8038 ).