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Monument ID 86
Date Found or Published 1888
Monument Type stela
Monument Of Seventh Legion yes
Inscription C(aius) Iulius C(ai) f(ilius) Papiria natus Cormasa missicius lecinis VII eques mono mentum fηcit sibi et Iulio Iucundo liberto
Translation Gaius Julius, son of Gaius, of the Papiria tribe, born in Cormasa, a discharged 7th legion cavalryman, set up this monument for himself and his freedman Julius Iucundus
Translation Source Coopey
Lower Field Decoration undecorated
Portrait rider
Frieze no frieze
Date From -30
Date To 7
Date Note hard to provide an end date as he is a veteran so could have returned to the province after leaving
DBInclusionReason referenced in the database in relation to the argument for a Galatian stay prior to Legio VIIs arrival in Dalmatia in 6-9 CE. See related MRes thesis Ch 3 (Coopey 2020)
Suggested Citation

Ewan Coopey, Brian Ballsun-Stanton. (2025) "Monument 86 from Asia/Turkey/Gâvur Ören". In Community and Identity in the Roman Seventh Legion. Ewan Coopey, Brian Ballsun-Stanton (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/5aa6a928-ac97-4c13-9237-037eb44f94c7>

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