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Other possible slave mentioned on the in-studia universitatis her editati, letnik 3 (2015), številk a 2 94Italics
scription from Aegida, might have been Galla, Inscriptions which mention population of possibly
wife of Publius Acisinus Venius (No. 19), sincehereditati Italic origin are hard to determine and are likely
she bears a single-part name. However, since her connected to the owners of former slaves. If the
husband was a citizen, marriage could not have gentilicium is not of indigenous of Imperial ori-
been legal if they both were not citizens, so it is gin, it is likely Itallic and related to colonists who
also possible that Galla was a freedwoman, as owned land or were immigrants, in this case from
already classified that way above. other parts of Italy154 who bore true Roman na-
mes: member of the Pupinia tribe and cognome
Geographical origin of population Forensis (No. 3), Gaius Calpurnius Frugi (No. 10)
based on the origin of the name Maxima, Marcella and Tertia(No. 17) and maybe
Lucida Dignitas (No. 15), Baburia Plotia and the
It is very hard to connect person to the geographi- Taronians (No. 8). The owners whose name was gi-
cal origin only on the basis of its name, especially ven to the freedman is not included in Table 4.
if the that origin is not mentioned in the inscripti-
on with the usual formula which accompanies the Orientals
foreigners (natione, domo or tribu which is certain- Although most slaves have a name of oriental or
ly is assigned to some other community), their pro- Greek origin, studies have found that this alone
fession (e. g. soldiers) or a votive dedication which cannot be a sign of their geographical provenan-
is certainly of foreign origin.152 In conjecture with ce.155 Slaves from the western parts of the Empire
the works of other authors, very broad outline of also were given Greek names and it seems that this
the geographic origin of population of Aegida can practice was common for the whole social class.
be discerned. On the inscriptions from Koper (No. 4 and 14), it
Indigenous population can be assumed that two people were maybe from
Inscriptions which mention indigenous popula- the East or Africa.
tion are the most numerous in this classification
and are already published as such by other autho- Lucius Publicius Syntropus (No. 4) was li-
rs.153 On the basis of their names (Cervius, Acisi- kely of oriental origin, although he bears a genti-
nus, Sardius, Magaplines, Raecus) which they rece- licum very often found in the Istria and the Cisal-
ived as freedman by their former masters, it can be pine Gaul. This assumption is made on the basis of
conjecutred that the former owners also bore in- the cognomen he bore, which is of Greek origin,
digenous names, typical for Istria and in some ca- his status as a freedman and the function of archi-
ses Liburnia. gallus, which is a priestly service of Magna Mater.
Due to its oriental provenance and populatiry in
Because the onomastical studies in the Il- the East, it is possible that Lucius Publicius Syn-
lyrian and Liburnian nomenclature were the to- tropus came from the East as a slave, was manumi-
pic of interest to a number of archeologists and tted and then served as a priest in the oriental cult.
linguists, it is relatively easy to pinpoint the ori-
gin of the population on the basis of their names Second inscription mentions Caius Loren-
in those areas. Outside of it, the area of possibi- tius Tesifon (No. 14), who might have been bro-
lity and uncertainty is entered, so only the broa- ught as a prisoner during the campaign of Septi-
dest outline can be given. mius Severus against the Parthians in 197 AD.
Although this seems as sa far-fetched assumtpi-
152 Visočnik, “Names on Celeian inscriptions in numbers and tables”, 277. on, the name and the datation of the monument
153 Krahe, Lexikon Altillyrischer Personennemen, 28; Jürgen Unter- open this possibility.
mann, Die Venetischen Personennamen, 17; Starac, “Pitanje istočne 154 Visočnik, “Names on Celeian inscriptions in numbers and tables”, 232.
granice Cisalpinske Galije i odnos općina Tergeste i Egida”, 29. 155 Matijašić, Uvod u latinsku epigrafiju, 62.
scription from Aegida, might have been Galla, Inscriptions which mention population of possibly
wife of Publius Acisinus Venius (No. 19), sincehereditati Italic origin are hard to determine and are likely
she bears a single-part name. However, since her connected to the owners of former slaves. If the
husband was a citizen, marriage could not have gentilicium is not of indigenous of Imperial ori-
been legal if they both were not citizens, so it is gin, it is likely Itallic and related to colonists who
also possible that Galla was a freedwoman, as owned land or were immigrants, in this case from
already classified that way above. other parts of Italy154 who bore true Roman na-
mes: member of the Pupinia tribe and cognome
Geographical origin of population Forensis (No. 3), Gaius Calpurnius Frugi (No. 10)
based on the origin of the name Maxima, Marcella and Tertia(No. 17) and maybe
Lucida Dignitas (No. 15), Baburia Plotia and the
It is very hard to connect person to the geographi- Taronians (No. 8). The owners whose name was gi-
cal origin only on the basis of its name, especially ven to the freedman is not included in Table 4.
if the that origin is not mentioned in the inscripti-
on with the usual formula which accompanies the Orientals
foreigners (natione, domo or tribu which is certain- Although most slaves have a name of oriental or
ly is assigned to some other community), their pro- Greek origin, studies have found that this alone
fession (e. g. soldiers) or a votive dedication which cannot be a sign of their geographical provenan-
is certainly of foreign origin.152 In conjecture with ce.155 Slaves from the western parts of the Empire
the works of other authors, very broad outline of also were given Greek names and it seems that this
the geographic origin of population of Aegida can practice was common for the whole social class.
be discerned. On the inscriptions from Koper (No. 4 and 14), it
Indigenous population can be assumed that two people were maybe from
Inscriptions which mention indigenous popula- the East or Africa.
tion are the most numerous in this classification
and are already published as such by other autho- Lucius Publicius Syntropus (No. 4) was li-
rs.153 On the basis of their names (Cervius, Acisi- kely of oriental origin, although he bears a genti-
nus, Sardius, Magaplines, Raecus) which they rece- licum very often found in the Istria and the Cisal-
ived as freedman by their former masters, it can be pine Gaul. This assumption is made on the basis of
conjecutred that the former owners also bore in- the cognomen he bore, which is of Greek origin,
digenous names, typical for Istria and in some ca- his status as a freedman and the function of archi-
ses Liburnia. gallus, which is a priestly service of Magna Mater.
Due to its oriental provenance and populatiry in
Because the onomastical studies in the Il- the East, it is possible that Lucius Publicius Syn-
lyrian and Liburnian nomenclature were the to- tropus came from the East as a slave, was manumi-
pic of interest to a number of archeologists and tted and then served as a priest in the oriental cult.
linguists, it is relatively easy to pinpoint the ori-
gin of the population on the basis of their names Second inscription mentions Caius Loren-
in those areas. Outside of it, the area of possibi- tius Tesifon (No. 14), who might have been bro-
lity and uncertainty is entered, so only the broa- ught as a prisoner during the campaign of Septi-
dest outline can be given. mius Severus against the Parthians in 197 AD.
Although this seems as sa far-fetched assumtpi-
152 Visočnik, “Names on Celeian inscriptions in numbers and tables”, 277. on, the name and the datation of the monument
153 Krahe, Lexikon Altillyrischer Personennemen, 28; Jürgen Unter- open this possibility.
mann, Die Venetischen Personennamen, 17; Starac, “Pitanje istočne 154 Visočnik, “Names on Celeian inscriptions in numbers and tables”, 232.
granice Cisalpinske Galije i odnos općina Tergeste i Egida”, 29. 155 Matijašić, Uvod u latinsku epigrafiju, 62.
