Review article

Salonitani extra fines Dalmatiae II The Praetorian of Salonitan origin

Dino Demicheli ; Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Odsjek za arheologiju

Abstract

The paper discusses soldiers originated from Salona that spent their military years serving in the city of Rome as praetorians. Their records were found on the tombstones and altars, four of which in Rome and one in Salona. On all four monuments from Rome there is mention of the city of Salona, but the one from Salona doesn’t reveal the soldier’s origo so, due to the find-spot of the inscription and the fact that his mother erected the monument, we presume that he was originated from Salona as well. As the praetorians, they held the positions of both lower and upper ranks, so we find them serving as praetorian speculator, centurion and horseman, while one monument mentions a veteran. The biggest group of Dalmatian praetorians was from the Liburnian area, but regarding the Dalmatian cities singly, Salona gave the most of them. The stronger presence of Dalmatian praetorians in 2nd century Rome could be connected with Q. Marcius Turbo, who was a praetorian prefect from 119-138 CE and who was from Dalmatian town of Epidaurum.

Keywords

Salona; Praetorian guard; epigraphic monuments; Dalmatia; speculator

Hrčak ID:

106499

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/106499

Publication date:

8.9.2013.

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