Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.17234/OA.37.7
THE INSCRIPTION OF GAIUS CORNELIUS FROM ILOVIK AND THE CORNELII IN LIBURNIA
Anamarija Kurilić
orcid.org/0000-0001-7178-4584
; Sveučilište u Zadru Filozofski fakultet, Odjel za povijest Obala kralja Petra Krešimira IV. 2 HR-23000 Zadar
Zrinka Serventi
orcid.org/0000-0002-8075-6574
; Sveučilište u Zadru Filozofski fakultet, Odjel za povijest Obala kralja Petra Krešimira IV. 2 HR-23000 Zadar
Abstract
During archaeological research at the site Sićadrija on the island of Ilovik two fragments of a tombstone have been found, used as ordinary building material for the construction of the early Christian church. It has been possible to reconstruct the inscription on the tombstone from these fragments, and it mentions a member of the Cornelius family. This article discusses the significance of the find, including the role of the family on the east coast of the Adriatic, and in particular their influence in the Liburnian area. The most important members of the Cornelius family, who helped shape the historical reality of the current territories of Istria, Kvarner and Dalmatia throughout the course of many centuries, are presented here.
The importance of this inscription is also discussed, which, by mentioning Gaius Cornelius, a high city official of the colony of Aquileia, stresses the significance of the islands Ilovik and St. Peter on the eastern Adriatic maritime route, and indicates a relationship of the Kvarner region with this important Roman town.
Keywords
the Cornelii; Roman Liburnia; Aquileia; Latin epigraphy; Ilovik; the early Christian church of St. Andrew; the island of St. Peter
Hrčak ID:
143536
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Publication date:
18.8.2015.
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