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ia universitatisTable 3. Names of freedman
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Name Monument Datation
Lucius Valerius Memor 2nd century AD
Quintus Appuleius Epagathus Inscr. It. X. 3. 1; CIL V 484 1st - 2nd century AD
Lucius Publicius Syntropus Inscr. It. X. 3. 2; CIL V 485 mid 1st century AD
Sal(via?) Nicostrata Inscr. It. X. 3. 6; CIL V 488 2nd century AD
Titus Pistor, Flaminia, Maesia Inscr. It. X. 3. 8; CIL V 493 first half of the 1st century AD
Caius Calpurnius Alexsa Inscr. It. X. 3. 13 1st century AD
Sabinnaeus Inscr. It. X. 3. 14; CIL V 495 1st century AD
Quintus Cervius Fidelis Inscr. It. X. 3. 14; CIL V 495 1st century AD
Caius Lorentius Tesifon Inscr. It. X. 3. 16; CIL V 496 3rd century AD
Magaplines Inscr. It. X. 3. 20; CIL V 500 1st century AD
Galla? Inscr. It. X. 3. 30; CIL V 501 1st century AD
Publius Sardius Prudens Inscr. It. X. 3. 32; CIL V 491 early 1st century AD
Celotis Naevola? Inscr. It. X. 3. 33; CIL V 503 1st AD
Inscr. It. X. 3. 18; CIL V 498
(No. 22). Although their names are not always Venius, which is likely of Illyrian and therefore
recorded fully in tria nomina form, they must’ve of indigenous origin. Along with the filiation of
been Roman citizens, otherwise they couldn’t the father in the genitive case, which is very typi-
have owned slaves. It can be assumed that they cal for peregrines,151 it can be conjectured that
owned land or ran bussinesses which were wor- this individual was maybe a former peregrine.
ked by slaves in the Aegida area.
Also, Publius Aelius Quartus (No. 7) might
Freedman and their descendants have been a descendant and therefore a freeborn
This social group is the second most numeros citizen or a peregrine who was conferred citizen-
class of citizens mentioned on the inscriptions. ship by Hadrian.
Freedman were the most mobile social class and Slaves
their presence tell both about need for slave la- In the category of non-citizen population, only
bor and the increasing number of citizens, which one inscription (No. 22) mentions a slave named
can be related to the rising of all aspects of urban Quintus, whose master is Lucius Protoctetus.
structure of Aegida. Since they form a special so- It is interesting that the only inscription men-
cial class, they are categorized separately from tioning a slave is a votive dedication to Neme-
the natural born citizens, although their legal sis and that the mentioned slave has a true Ro-
status and that of their descendats, is almost the man name, unlike other slaves, whose names are
same. mostly of oriental or Greek origin. It is possible
that this particular individual was a Roman who
Almost half of inscriptions found in Koper lost his freedom due to debt or some other cir-
and its vicinity mention a freedman. cumstance. Because of the lack of information,
this assumption cannot be confirmed.
Former peregrines
Only one inscription (No. 19) found in Koper 151 Julijana Visočnik, “Names on Celeian inscriptions in numbers and ta-
can be ascribed to the former peregrine with bles - a comparison between town and ager”, Opuscula Archaeologica
some certainty. His name is Publius Acisinius 34 (2010), 232-233.
onomastical analysis of inscr iptions from koper and its vicint y 93
Name Monument Datation
Lucius Valerius Memor 2nd century AD
Quintus Appuleius Epagathus Inscr. It. X. 3. 1; CIL V 484 1st - 2nd century AD
Lucius Publicius Syntropus Inscr. It. X. 3. 2; CIL V 485 mid 1st century AD
Sal(via?) Nicostrata Inscr. It. X. 3. 6; CIL V 488 2nd century AD
Titus Pistor, Flaminia, Maesia Inscr. It. X. 3. 8; CIL V 493 first half of the 1st century AD
Caius Calpurnius Alexsa Inscr. It. X. 3. 13 1st century AD
Sabinnaeus Inscr. It. X. 3. 14; CIL V 495 1st century AD
Quintus Cervius Fidelis Inscr. It. X. 3. 14; CIL V 495 1st century AD
Caius Lorentius Tesifon Inscr. It. X. 3. 16; CIL V 496 3rd century AD
Magaplines Inscr. It. X. 3. 20; CIL V 500 1st century AD
Galla? Inscr. It. X. 3. 30; CIL V 501 1st century AD
Publius Sardius Prudens Inscr. It. X. 3. 32; CIL V 491 early 1st century AD
Celotis Naevola? Inscr. It. X. 3. 33; CIL V 503 1st AD
Inscr. It. X. 3. 18; CIL V 498
(No. 22). Although their names are not always Venius, which is likely of Illyrian and therefore
recorded fully in tria nomina form, they must’ve of indigenous origin. Along with the filiation of
been Roman citizens, otherwise they couldn’t the father in the genitive case, which is very typi-
have owned slaves. It can be assumed that they cal for peregrines,151 it can be conjectured that
owned land or ran bussinesses which were wor- this individual was maybe a former peregrine.
ked by slaves in the Aegida area.
Also, Publius Aelius Quartus (No. 7) might
Freedman and their descendants have been a descendant and therefore a freeborn
This social group is the second most numeros citizen or a peregrine who was conferred citizen-
class of citizens mentioned on the inscriptions. ship by Hadrian.
Freedman were the most mobile social class and Slaves
their presence tell both about need for slave la- In the category of non-citizen population, only
bor and the increasing number of citizens, which one inscription (No. 22) mentions a slave named
can be related to the rising of all aspects of urban Quintus, whose master is Lucius Protoctetus.
structure of Aegida. Since they form a special so- It is interesting that the only inscription men-
cial class, they are categorized separately from tioning a slave is a votive dedication to Neme-
the natural born citizens, although their legal sis and that the mentioned slave has a true Ro-
status and that of their descendats, is almost the man name, unlike other slaves, whose names are
same. mostly of oriental or Greek origin. It is possible
that this particular individual was a Roman who
Almost half of inscriptions found in Koper lost his freedom due to debt or some other cir-
and its vicinity mention a freedman. cumstance. Because of the lack of information,
this assumption cannot be confirmed.
Former peregrines
Only one inscription (No. 19) found in Koper 151 Julijana Visočnik, “Names on Celeian inscriptions in numbers and ta-
can be ascribed to the former peregrine with bles - a comparison between town and ager”, Opuscula Archaeologica
some certainty. His name is Publius Acisinius 34 (2010), 232-233.
