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Monument ID 84
Monument Type stela
Monument Of Seventh Legion yes
Inscription T(itus) Cissonius / Q(uinti) f(ilius) Serg(ia) / veter(anus) l(egionis) VII dum vixi / bibi libenter bibite vos / qui vivitis / P(ublius) Cissonius Q(uinti) f(ilius) Ser(gia) frater / fecit
Translation Titus Cissonius, son of Quintus, of the Sergia tribe, a veteran of the 7th legion. While alive I drank with enthusiasm. You who are alive, drink! His brother, Publius Cissonius, son of Quintus, of the Sergia tribe, did this.
Translation Source Coopey
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)
External Media Link
http://db.edcs.eu/epigr/bilder.php?s_language=en&bild=$ZPE_44_98.jpg (Note: This resource is outside Open Context and may be modified, moved, or removed without notice.)
Suggested Citation

Ewan Coopey, Brian Ballsun-Stanton. (2025) "Monument 84 from Asia/Turkey/Yalvaç". In Community and Identity in the Roman Seventh Legion. Ewan Coopey, Brian Ballsun-Stanton (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/c6ff387d-8473-4bf9-b538-399e9402b4c0>

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