Beirut, Tombstone of Q. Aemilius Secundus

Description	Beirut, Tombstone of Q. Aemilius Secundus, who conducted Quirinius' census in Apamea in Syria
Details	Q(uintus) Aemilius Q(uinti) f(ilius) Pal(atina) Secundus [in] castris divi Aug(usti) [sub] P(ublio) Sulpi[c]io Quirinio le[g(ato) Aug(usti)] [Ca]esaris Syriae honori- bus decoratus pr[a]efect(us) cohort(is) Aug(usti) I pr[a]efect(us) cohort(is) II classicae idem iussu Quirini censum egi Apamenae civitatis mil- lium homin(um) civium CXVII idem missu Quirini adversus Ituraeos in Libano monte castellum eorum cepi et ante militi<a=E>m praefect(us) fabrum delatus a duobus co(n)s(ulibus) ad ae- rarium et in colonia quaestor aedil(is) II duumvir II pontifex{s} ibi positi sunt Q(uintus) Aemilius Q(uinti) f(ilius) Pal(atina) Secundus f(ilius) et Aemilia Chia lib(erta) h(oc) m(onumentum) amplius h(eredem) n(on) s(equetur)
Date	20 CE (circa)
Inscription Nr.	EDCS-08000281
Creator	Jona Lendering
Museum	Venice, Museo archeologico nazionale
License	CC0 1.0 universal
Used on pages	P. Sulpicius Quirinius , Annexation
Categories	Roman Empire
Tags	Tomb, Inscription
Modern Countries	Lebanon

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