Understanding Roman Inscriptions, Appendix 2

Front 1

A

Back 1

Aulus - Aulus
annus - year

Front 2

A A A F F

Back 2

Aere argento auro flando feriundo - for minting and striking gold, silver, and bronze coins

Front 3

A D A

Back 3

Agris dandis adsignandis - for giving and assigning land

Front 4

AED

Back 4

Aedilis - aedile

Front 5

ANN

Back 5

annos/annis - years
annona - corn supply

Front 6

ANT

Back 6

Antonius - Antonius

Front 7

APP

Back 7

Appius - Appius

Front 8

AVG

Back 8

Augustus - Augustus
augustilis - Priest of Augustus
augur - auger

Front 9

AVGG

Back 9

Augusti - emperors

Front 10

AVG N

Back 10

Augustus noster - our emperor

Front 11

B M

Back 11

benemerenti - well-deserving

Front 12

C

Back 12

Gaius - Gaius
Caesar - emperor
centuria - century
cohors - cohort

Front 13

C A

Back 13

curam agens - taking care

Front 14

CAP

Back 14

capitalis - magistrate overseeing executions

Front 15

C V

Back 15

clarissimus vir - distinguished gentleman

Front 16

CN

Back 16

Gnaeus - Gnaeus

Front 17

COH

Back 17

cohors - cohort

Front 18

COL

Back 18

colonia - colony

Front 19

COS

Back 19

consul - consul

Front 20

C R

Back 20

cives Romani - Roman citizens

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CVR

Back 21

curavit - took care of

Front 22

D

Back 22

Decimus - Decimus
dat (dedit) - give (gave)
denarius - coin
dominus - master
domo - from the town of

Front 23

D D

Back 23

decreto decurionum - by decree of the town councilors

Front 24

DEC

Back 24

decurio - town-councilor
decreto - by decree

Front 25

DED

Back 25

dedit - gave

Front 26

DES

Back 26

designatus - designate(d)

Front 27

DE S P

Back 27

de sua pecunia - from his own money

Front 28

D I M

Back 28

deo invicto Mithrae - to the invincible Mithras

Front 29

D M

Back 29

Dis Manibus - to the spirits of the dead

Front 30

D N

Back 30

dominus noster - our emperor

Front 31

D S

Back 31

de suo - from his own money

Front 32

EQ

Back 32

eques - knight
equitata - with a cavalry attachment

Front 33

EQ P

Back 33

equo publico - member of equestrian order

Front 34

EX S C

Back 34

ex senatus consulto - by decree of the Senate

Front 35

EX TEST

Back 35

ex testamento - according to the will

Front 36

F

Back 36

fecit/faciundum - did/to be done
filius/filia - son/daughter

Front 37

FAC COER

Back 37

faciundum coeravit - saw to it being done

Front 38

FEC

Back 38

fecit/fecerunt - did

Front 39

FID

Back 39

fidelis - faithful

Front 40

FL

Back 40

Flavius - Flavius

Front 41

GEN

Back 41

genius - presiding spirit

Front 42

H

Back 42

heres - heir
hic - here

Front 43

H S E

Back 43

hic situs(sita) est - he/she lies here

Front 44

H F

Back 44

heres fecit - the heir did it

Front 45

H M

Back 45

hoc monumentum - this tomb

Front 46

H M H N S

Back 46

hoc momentum heredem non sequitur - this tomb does not pass to the heir

Front 47

I D

Back 47

iure dicundo - for administering the law

Front 48

IMP

Back 48

imperator - emperor

Front 49

IN AG

Back 49

in agro - to the rear

Front 50

IN FR

Back 50

in fronte - across the rear

Front 51

I O M

Back 51

Iupiter Optimus Maximus - Jupiter Best and Greatest

Front 52

L

Back 52

libertus - freedman
lautus/libens - gladly/willingly
Lucius - Lucius

Front 53

LEG

Back 53

legio - legion
legatus - legate

Front 54

LEG AVG PR PR

Back 54

legatus Augusti pro praetore - Emperor's legate with the powers of a praetor

Front 55

L D D D

Back 55

loco dato decreto decurionum - place given by decree of town-councilors

Front 56

L M

Back 56

locus monumenti - the site of a tomb

Front 57

LOC

Back 57

locus - place

Front 58

M

Back 58

Marcus - Marcus
Mithras - Mithras

Front 59

M/

Back 59

Manius - Manius

Front 60

MIL

Back 60

miles - soldier
militavit - served in the army

Front 61

MON

Back 61

monumentum - tomb

Front 62

N

Back 62

noster- our

Front 63

NAT

Back 63

natus - born/aged

Front 64

NN

Back 64

nostri - our (plural)

Front 65

NOB CAES

Back 65

nobilissimus Caesar - most noble Caesar

Front 66

O H S S

Back 66

ossa hic sita sunt - the bones lie here

Front 67

OPT

Back 67

optimus - best
optio - centurion's deputy

Front 68

P

Back 68

Publicus - Publicus
passus/pedes - paces/feet

Front 69

PAR

Back 69

parentes - parents

Front 70

PAT PAT (or P P)

Back 70

pater patriae - father of the fatherland

Front 71

P F

Back 71

pia fidelis - loyal and faithful

Front 72

P M (or PONT MAX)

Back 72

pontifex maximus - chief priest

Front 73

POS

Back 73

posuit - set (this) up

Front 74

P P

Back 74

primus pilus - chief centurion

Front 75

PRAEF

Back 75

praefectus - prefect

Front 76

PRAET

Back 76

praetor - praetor

Front 77

PROCOS

Back 77

proconsul - proconsul

Front 78

PROC

Back 78

procurator - procurator

Front 79

PROV

Back 79

provincia - province

Front 80

PR PR

Back 80

pro praetore - with the powers of a praetor

Front 81

Q

Back 81

Quintus - Quintus
quaestor - quaestor
quinquennalis - with censorial powers

Front 82

QQ

Back 82

quinquennalis - with censorial powers

Front 83

R

Back 83

Romanus - Roman

Front 84

REST

Back 84

restituit - restored

Front 85

R P

Back 85

res republica - the state

Front 86

S

Back 86

Servius - Servius

Front 87

SP

Back 87

Spurius - Spurius

Front 88

SAL

Back 88

Salvius - Salvius

Front 89

S C

Back 89

senatus consulto - by decree of the Senate

Front 90

S P

Back 90

sua pecunia - with his own money

Front 91

S P Q R

Back 91

Senatus Populusque Romanus - The Senate and People of Rome

Front 92

S T T L

Back 92

sit tibi terra levis - may the earth lie lightly on you

Front 93

STIP

Back 93

stipendia - years of military service

Front 94

T

Back 94

Titus - Titus

Front 95

TEST

Back 95

testamentum - will

Front 96

TI

Back 96

Tiberius - Tiberius

Front 97

T P I

Back 97

testamento poni iussit - ordered its erection in his will

Front 98

TRIB POT (or TR P)

Back 98

tribunicia potestate - with tribunician power

Front 99

TR MIL

Back 99

tribunus militum - military tribune

Front 100

TR PL

Back 100

tribunus plebis - tribune of the People

Front 101

TRIB

Back 101

tribunus - tribune

Front 102

V

Back 102

Vibius - Vibius
vir - man
vivus - alive
vixit - lived
vovit - vowed

Front 103

V C

Back 103

vir clarissimus - most distinguished gentleman

Front 104

V E

Back 104

vir eminentissimus - most eminent gentleman

Front 105

VET

Back 105

veteranus - vetran soldier

Front 106

VEX

Back 106

vexillatio - detachment

Front 107

V F

Back 107

vivus fecit - did it while alive

Front 108

VIG

Back 108

Vigiles - night-watch

Front 109

VIX

Back 109

vixit - lived

Front 110

VOT

Back 110

votum/vota - vow(s)

Front 111

V P

Back 111

vivus posuit - erected it while alive

Front 112

VRB

Back 112

urbana - urban

Front 113

V S L L M

Back 113

votum solvit laetus libens merito - paid his vow gladly, willingly, and deservedly