Publius Tuscilius

The inscription ( RIB 2041 )

Publius Tuscilius [] asinianus (his cognomen is only partially known; however, his name may have been Gaius Arrius Ursinianus ) was a member of the Roman knighthood ( Eques ) living in the 2nd century AD .

A dedicatory inscription found at Aballava Castle and dated 151/200 shows that Tuscilius was the tribune of the Cohors I Nervana Germanorum miliaria equitata , which was stationed in the province of Britannia at that time .

If the EDCS reading is correct, then he was registered in the Tribus Claudia .

Web links

Commons : Publius Tuscilius - collection of images, videos and audio files

4553 - Publius Tuscilius [...] asinianus. Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB), accessed February 8, 2020 .

Remarks

↑ In the (meanwhile lost) inscription, of which only one drawing still exists today, the name is read differently, so that there are different suggestions for the name. The reading at EDCS is [Arr] ius C (ai) f (ilius) Claud (ia) [Ur] sinianu [s] , at RIB P (ublius) Tusc [i] l (ius) CLND asinianu [s] and with John Spaul [] Arrius [] sinianu [] . According to John Spaul, names like P (ublius) Tuscilius [] asinianus , Q (uintus) Pius Asinianus, or G (aius) Arrius Ursinianus have been suggested; for further readings and possible names see RIB.

Individual evidence

↑ inscription ( RIB 2041 ).
↑ 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 217 , 219 note 3.

personal data
SURNAME	Tuscilius, Publius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Roman officer (imperial era)
DATE OF BIRTH	2nd century
DATE OF DEATH	2nd century or 3rd century

[AN1-1] In the (meanwhile lost) inscription, of which only one drawing still exists today, the name is read differently, so that there are different suggestions for the name. The reading at EDCS is [Arr] ius C (ai) f (ilius) Claud (ia) [Ur] sinianu [s] , at RIB P (ublius) Tusc [i] l (ius) CLND asinianu [s] and with John Spaul [] Arrius [] sinianu [] . According to John Spaul, names like P (ublius) Tuscilius [] asinianus , Q (uintus) Pius Asinianus, or G (aius) Arrius Ursinianus have been suggested; for further readings and possible names see RIB.

[IN1-2] scription ( RIB 2041 ).

[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 978-1-84171-046-4 , page 217 , 219 note 3.