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

148 The Roman Army
the Medes, in the [ _ _ _ ] year of his tribunician power, consul for the
third time, and Lucius Verus, Conqueror of the Armenians, Greatest
Conqueror of the Parthians, Conqueror of the Medes, in the twelfth (an
error) year of his tribunician power, consul for the third time, the veterans
and civilians dwelling in Rapidum built the wall from its foundations
with squared stones, at their own expense and entirely from their own
resources, that is of the veterans [and civilians] living within the same
wall, with the help and direction of Baius Pudens, [outstanding man],
procurator of the Emperors, excellent governor, who also [dedicated it].
This inscription from the west gate of the town is identical to one at the east
gate. Rapidum was established as an auxiliary fort by Hadrian in 122, and the
civilian settlement, which was built within a few feet of the southern wall of
the camp, and also approached close to the western wall (see Figure 5), was
itself protected by the construction of ramparts described in the inscription; it
acquired municipal status in the third century, before being destroyed c. 270;
after this only a part of the town was reoccupied (Laporte 1989).
249 CIL 3. 6580=ILS 2304, inscription, near Alexandria, Egypt,
AD 194
To Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, chief
priest, in the second year of his tribunician power, acclaimed imperator
for the third time, consul for the second time, proconsul, father of the
fatherland, the veterans of Legion II Traiana Brave, who have been
honourably discharged and who began their military service in the
consulship of Apronianus and Paulus (AD 168) [ _ _ _ ]
(On the front and sides the names of 46 soldiers remain, including:)
Second Cohort
Century of Faustinus
[ _ _ _ ] Valerianus, son of Lucius, of the tribe Collina, from Antioch,
trumpeter
[ _ _ _ ] Alexander, son of Titus, of the tribe Pollia in the camp
[ _ _ _ ] Rufus, son of Marcus, of the tribe Collina, from Nicomedia
[ _ _ _ ] Isidorus, son of Publius, of the tribe Pollia, from Thebes
[ _ _ _ ] Century of Aemilius Ammonius
[ _ _ _ ] Priscillianus, son of Gaius, of the tribe Collina, from Caesarea,
standard-bearer