Cologne, Tombstone of an officer of III Augusta

Description

Cologne, Tombstone of an officer of III Augusta, born in Carthage and buried in Cologne

Details

...]
[K]arthaginens(is)
pr(a)ef(ectus) leg(ionis) III Aug(ustae)
militavit an(nos) XLV
Fl(avius) Rufinus filius
et h(eres) f(aciendum) c(uravit)

... from Carthage, prefect of the Third Legion Augusta, served forty-five years. Flavius Rufinus, his son and heir, took care of the making [of this monument].

Inscription Nr.

EDCS-01200107

Creator

Jona Lendering

Museum

Cologne, Römisch-Germanisches Museum

License

CC0 1.0 universal

Categories

Germania Inferior, Roman Empire

Tags

Tomb, Inscription, Officer

Modern Countries

Germany

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