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The damage of the monument makes thestudia universitatis her editati, letnik 3 (2015), številk a 2 82century AD until the second half of 2nd century
rest of his name difficult to reconstruct. The part AD the datation of the monument can be then set
where the abbreviation Pup(inia) ends, a hastahereditati from the first half up to the middle of the 1st cen-
which resembles letter “I” is recorded on the tury AD.
drawing. It was ommited in the first publicati- Funerary monument of Gaius Lorentius
on of the monument and also on the proposed Tesifon
transliteration. Even if this hasta is not ignored This monument is stone box made in Aurisina li-
as a mistake made during the drawing of the mo- mestone (Inscr. It. X. 3. 20; CIL V 500). It is divi-
nument, the Pup(inia) part left in the inscripti- ded into three parts with numerous cracks and da-
on can be reconstructed as an affiliation to tri- mages. The letters are rough and the inscription is
bus Pupinia, which was one of thirty-five Roman written continuously (height: 0,65 m, width: 2,03
tribes.96 m, thickness: 0,14 m). The monument stood near
the Square of All Saints (Piazzale di Porta Og-
In any case, it doesn’t change the fact that nissanti), from which it was later pulled down and
Lucius Herennius was likely a Roman citizen, lay near the well. Kandler and Mommsen saw it in
perhaps of Italic origin. the public square (Loggia), from where it came to
atrium of the gymnasium. From 1911 it has been
Second person mentioned on this inscripti- kept in the Museum of Koper. The inscription re-
on is Lucius Priscus, also the deceased for whom ads:
the same monument was erected.
G Lorentius
His praenomen Lucius, like in the previous Tesifon vibus
case, is one of the most common ones used by posuit sibi
Romans. “Gaius Lorentius Tesifon, placed it for him-
self while still alive”
Due to damage of the monument, his no- The monument is of funerary character and
men gentile is not entirely preserved, only the Pu mentions only one person, Gaius Lorentius Te-
part is visible. sifon.
Tria nomina fromula suggests that he was a
His cognomen, Priscus, is certainly of Ita- Roman citizen.
lic and Latin origin.97 In the most ancient times His praenomen, Lucius, is one of 18 most
the name was considered Etruscan, but in the la- common Roman names.
ter periods became a common Roman surname. Lorentius is a rare nomen gentile and there
The popularity of the name is due to connecti- is only one other instance where it is recorded in
on to the legendary figure of the Roman king, this form.100 Much more frequent is Laurentius,
Tarquinius Priscus.98 It is found in large num- which is certainly of Latin and Italic origin.
bers across various western provinces. Most of Cognomen Tesifon is also unique in the
the inscriptions with this surname come from western provinces. It is undoubtedly of oriental
Italy, where one hundred fifty of them are recor- origin. It is possible that this name can be related
ded.99 to the capital of Parthian and Sasanian Empire,
Ctesiphon, which would indicate the origin more
The datation of this monument can be set precisely. Cognomen which has a root in a geograp-
on the basis of two epigraphic features. Lack of
DM abbreviation, which was in common use by 100 Feminine form Lorentia in CIL V 1276.
the 2nd century AD and the use VF abbreviati-
on, which was used from middle and the end of 1st
96 Keppie, Understanding Roman Inscriptions, 140; Matijašić, Uvod u latinsku
epigrafiju, 66.
97 Alföldy, Die Personennamen in der Römischen Provinz Dalmatia,
273 and 341.
98 Kajanto,The Latin Cognomina, 71.
99 Mócsy, Nomenclator provinciarum Europae Latinarum et Galliae
Cisalpinae, 232; Lőrincz, Onomasticon provinciarum Europae Lati-
narum, vol. III, 162-163.
rest of his name difficult to reconstruct. The part AD the datation of the monument can be then set
where the abbreviation Pup(inia) ends, a hastahereditati from the first half up to the middle of the 1st cen-
which resembles letter “I” is recorded on the tury AD.
drawing. It was ommited in the first publicati- Funerary monument of Gaius Lorentius
on of the monument and also on the proposed Tesifon
transliteration. Even if this hasta is not ignored This monument is stone box made in Aurisina li-
as a mistake made during the drawing of the mo- mestone (Inscr. It. X. 3. 20; CIL V 500). It is divi-
nument, the Pup(inia) part left in the inscripti- ded into three parts with numerous cracks and da-
on can be reconstructed as an affiliation to tri- mages. The letters are rough and the inscription is
bus Pupinia, which was one of thirty-five Roman written continuously (height: 0,65 m, width: 2,03
tribes.96 m, thickness: 0,14 m). The monument stood near
the Square of All Saints (Piazzale di Porta Og-
In any case, it doesn’t change the fact that nissanti), from which it was later pulled down and
Lucius Herennius was likely a Roman citizen, lay near the well. Kandler and Mommsen saw it in
perhaps of Italic origin. the public square (Loggia), from where it came to
atrium of the gymnasium. From 1911 it has been
Second person mentioned on this inscripti- kept in the Museum of Koper. The inscription re-
on is Lucius Priscus, also the deceased for whom ads:
the same monument was erected.
G Lorentius
His praenomen Lucius, like in the previous Tesifon vibus
case, is one of the most common ones used by posuit sibi
Romans. “Gaius Lorentius Tesifon, placed it for him-
self while still alive”
Due to damage of the monument, his no- The monument is of funerary character and
men gentile is not entirely preserved, only the Pu mentions only one person, Gaius Lorentius Te-
part is visible. sifon.
Tria nomina fromula suggests that he was a
His cognomen, Priscus, is certainly of Ita- Roman citizen.
lic and Latin origin.97 In the most ancient times His praenomen, Lucius, is one of 18 most
the name was considered Etruscan, but in the la- common Roman names.
ter periods became a common Roman surname. Lorentius is a rare nomen gentile and there
The popularity of the name is due to connecti- is only one other instance where it is recorded in
on to the legendary figure of the Roman king, this form.100 Much more frequent is Laurentius,
Tarquinius Priscus.98 It is found in large num- which is certainly of Latin and Italic origin.
bers across various western provinces. Most of Cognomen Tesifon is also unique in the
the inscriptions with this surname come from western provinces. It is undoubtedly of oriental
Italy, where one hundred fifty of them are recor- origin. It is possible that this name can be related
ded.99 to the capital of Parthian and Sasanian Empire,
Ctesiphon, which would indicate the origin more
The datation of this monument can be set precisely. Cognomen which has a root in a geograp-
on the basis of two epigraphic features. Lack of
DM abbreviation, which was in common use by 100 Feminine form Lorentia in CIL V 1276.
the 2nd century AD and the use VF abbreviati-
on, which was used from middle and the end of 1st
96 Keppie, Understanding Roman Inscriptions, 140; Matijašić, Uvod u latinsku
epigrafiju, 66.
97 Alföldy, Die Personennamen in der Römischen Provinz Dalmatia,
273 and 341.
98 Kajanto,The Latin Cognomina, 71.
99 Mócsy, Nomenclator provinciarum Europae Latinarum et Galliae
Cisalpinae, 232; Lőrincz, Onomasticon provinciarum Europae Lati-
narum, vol. III, 162-163.
