The Roman Army, 31 BC–AD 337: A Sourcebook

112 The Roman Army
do whatever may be ordered; we shall be ready for every command.
Those standing guard at the standards of our lord Alexander Augustus:
decurion, Timinius Paulinus; shrine-keeper, Aurelius Silvanus; [ _ _ _ ],
son of Vabalathus; supervisor, Aurelius Rubathus; inspector of sentries,
Iarhaeus, son of Malchus; second supervisor, Claudius Agrippa;
cavalryman…
col. ii
29 March: net total of rank and file soldiers 9[14] of the twentieth
cohort of Palmyreni, Severiana Alexandriana [ _ _ _ ]
Julius Rufianus tribune [ _ _ _ ]
sent to obtain barley [ _ _ _ ] soldiers, among these [ _ _ _ ] cavalrymen
[ _ _ _ ]
sent as escorts for the barley collectors, [ _ _ _ ] soldiers; century of
Marianus [ _ _ _ ]
Returned: those formerly detailed to Adatha, two soldiers: century of
Nigrinus, Julius Zabdibolus [ _ _ _ ]
Returned: those formerly detailed to the headquarters of the governor
with letters [ _ _ _ ]
Check! Returned: from those formerly detailed with the men present
at the headquarters of the governor from the second part-mounted
cohort [ _ _ _ ]
Sent: to collect wood for the bath, one soldier, of the century of Nigrinus,
Zebidas, son of Barneus [ _ _ _ ]…
This is perhaps a morning report of cohort XX Palmyreni.
181 AE 1979. 643, with Marichal 1979, ostracon from Bu-Njem,
Tripolitania, 3rd C.AD
December 24, number (of soldiers) 57
among these:
clerk 1
orderly 1
scout—(erased) (1)
cavalry 8
on exercises (?) 22
on watchtower 1
at the gate 1
at commanding officer’s 1
doing building work (?) 1
sick: 3
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