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Elogium of Romulus

CIL 10.809 (restored/rubricated)

The Elogium of Romulus

Photo © MrJenkins

Romulus Martis
[f]ilius urbem Romam
[condi]dit et regnavit annos
duodequadraginta isque
primus dux duce hostium
Acrone rege Caeninensium
interfecto spolia opi[ma]
Iovi Feretrio consecra[vit]
receptusque in deoru[m]
numerum Quirinu[s]
appellatu[s est]

Romulus Martis filius urbem Romam condidit et regnavit annos duodequadraginta isque primus dux, duce hostium Acrone rege Caeninensium interfecto, spolia opima Iovi Feretrio consecravit receptusque in deorum numerum Quirinus appellatus est.

Translation from http://attalus.org/docs/cil/elogia.html#10.809

Romulus, son of Mars. He founded the city of Rome, and reigned there for 38 years. He was the first general to dedicate the spolia opima to Jupiter Feretrius, after killing the enemy general Acro, king of the Caeninenses. He was accepted among the gods, and was given the name Quirinus.

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Coins of conquest

Reverse of coin showing eagle, clipeus virtutis (inscribed CL V), standard. Inscribed SIGNIS RECEPTIS and SPQR.

Reverse of silver denarius of Augustus. BC 19–15. RIC I (second edition) Augustus 86A.

signīs receptīs

Silver denarius. ca. 19–18 BC. Obverse: head of Augustus. Reverse: tiara, quiver, and bow case; inscribed ARMENIA CAPTA. © The Trustees of the British Museum

Silver denarius. ca. 19–18 BC. Obverse: head of Augustus. Reverse: tiara, quiver, and bow case. © The Trustees of the British Museum R.6184

Armeniā captā

Reverse of coin showing captive (with hands behind back), palm tree, figure respresenting Judaea (seated with head in hand)

Copper sestertius of Vespasian. AD 71. © The Trustees of the British Museum. R.10657

Iūdaeā captā

Reverse of coin showing crocodile. Inscribed AEGVPYO CAPTA

Silver denarius of Augustus. 28 BC. © The Trustees of the British Museum. 1860,0328.114

Aeguptō [= Aegyptō] captā

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RIB 730: Restored bathhouse

Drawing of altar with inscription

Stone Altar. AD 197–198. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Cambridge, UK). D 1970.3

D(e)ae Fortunae
Virius Lupus
leg(atus) Aug(usti) pr(o) pr(aetore)
balineum vi
ignis exust-
um coh(orti) I Thr-
acum resti-
tuit curan-
te Val(erio) Fron-
tone praef(ecto)
eq(uitum) alae Vetto(num)

Deae Fortūnae.
Virius Lupus, lēgātus Augustī prō praetōre,
balineum vī ignis exustum cohortī I Thrācum restituit
cūrante Valeriō Frontōne, praefectō equitum ālae Vettōnum.