Graffito mentioning names and a consular date

C(aius) Alleius Astraga[l]us
〈:vacat〉 curator
fuit ỊV Non(is) Ḍẹc̣(embres) usce (:usque) ad
ṾI Ẹid(us) Dẹc(embres) M(arco) Agrip(pa) Ṭ(ito) Stat(ilio) Co(n)s(ulibus)
CE+RIA C(aii) Iuli Heleni turma
C(aii) Iuli Hilari


Translation: Gaius Alleius Astragalus was supervisor from 4 days before the Nones of December until 6 days before the Ides of December, in the yearMarcus Agrippa and Titus Statilius were consuls (incomprehensible series of letters) the squadron of Gaius Julius Helenus (and?) Gaius Julius Hilarus
Findspot: Pompeii, Corridoio dei Teatri (VIII.7.20)
Language: Latin
Writing Style: Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus: Textus secundum (5). Periit (8). Frustra quaesiverunt DiBiasie-Sammons et Helms (AGP) a. 2019.
v. 1: C · AELLIVS (1)(2); CALLIIVS Wordsworth in schedis (5), C · ALLIIIVS vel C · ALLEIVS (5). C. ALLEIVS (6). Alleius est gens nota Pompeiis.
v. 3: · IV · (2); IV · Garrucci (1).
v. 4: PREID EID DIC (1); VI EID DEC (2); ad finem COSS (7)
v. 5: C̅E̅RIA lineis super littas CE, i.e., pro CE(NTV)RIA (1)(7); [DECV]RIA? (2); CE[NTV?]RIA (6)
v. 6: C IVLI ELATI (2).
Hic titulus pone et sub EDR167114 (3).
Bibliography: R. Garrucci, Graffiti de Pompéi: Inscriptions et Graveures, Tracées au Stylet, Recueillies et Interprétées, Paris 1856, p. 53, con apografo, Tab. III 3 (1)
G. Henzen, Inscriptionum Latinarum Selectarum Amplissima Collectio, Zurich 1856, vol. III, p. 451, nr. 7181 (2)
CIL 04, 02437 con apografo, Tab. XXXIX 3 (3), cfr. Add. p. 223 (4), 466 (5)
E. Diehl, Pompeianische Wandinschriften und Verwandtes, Bonn 1910, p. 21 nr. 301 (6)
M. Della Corte, Iuventus, Arpino 1924, p. 33, nr. 61 (7)
http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR167115 (8)
Link to EDR: #EDR167115
Suggested Citation: AGP-EDR167115, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR167115> [accessed: 27 Dec 2024]
Contributions:

Editor: Rebecca Benefiel

Principal Contributor: Kyle Helms

Contributors: J. DiBiasie-Sammons, K. Helms, A. Acevedo, L. Barth, V. Guyton, J. Lee, N. Sumrall

Last Revision: 2020-04-24

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