{"id":1403,"date":"2012-01-14T19:11:11","date_gmt":"2012-01-14T19:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=1403"},"modified":"2012-01-14T19:11:11","modified_gmt":"2012-01-14T19:11:11","slug":"latin-epigraphy-iii-abbreviations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/latin-epigraphy-iii-abbreviations\/","title":{"rendered":"Latin Epigraphy III: abbreviations"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRAENOMINA: <\/strong>some of the most common names
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A.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nAulus<\/td>\nL.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nLucius<\/td>\nSEX.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nSextus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AP.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nAppius<\/td>\nM.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nMarcus<\/td>\nS. (SP.) <\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nSpurius<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nCaius (Gaius)<\/td>\nP.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nPublius<\/td>\nT.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nTitus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CN.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nCnaeus (Gnaeus)<\/td>\nQ.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nQuintus<\/td>\nTI.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nTiberius<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nDecimus<\/td>\nSER<\/strong><\/em>.<\/td>\nServius<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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FILIATION:<\/strong> it is usually written between nomen<\/em> and cognomen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
F<\/strong><\/em>.<\/td>\nFilius, -a<\/td>\nLIB.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nLibertus, -a<\/td>\nCON.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nConiux<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
N.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nNepos<\/td>\nS.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nServus, -a<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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TRIBES<\/strong>: There were 35 tribes in the Ancient Rome. Every Roman citizen was enrolled in one of them. These were the tribes corresponding to the provinces of Hispania<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
ANI.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nAniensis<\/td>\nSER.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nSergia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GAL.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nGaleria<\/td>\nVEL.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nVelina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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TITLES:<\/strong> the honors and titles of\u00a0cursus honorum<\/em> were numerous. The following are some examples<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
TRIB.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nTribunus<\/td>\nP.F.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nPius Felix<\/td>\nEQ.P.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nEquo Publico (equestrian order)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
QVAES.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nQuaestor<\/td>\nP.P. <\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nPater Patriae<\/td>\nPRAEF. (P.\/PF.\/PR.\/PRAE.)<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nPraefectus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AED.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nAedilis<\/td>\nFLAM. (F.\/FL.)<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nFlamen<\/td>\nPROC. (P.\/PR.)<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nProcurator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PRAET.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nPraetor<\/td>\nTRIB.POT. (T.P.)<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nTribunicia Potestate<\/td>\nII V., IIII VIR, V VIR, VI VIR, X VIR<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nDuovir, Quattuorvir, Quinquevir, Sevir, Decemvir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COS. (C.\/CONS.)<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nConsul<\/td>\nPONT.MAX (P.M.)<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nPontifex Maximus<\/td>\nDEC. (D.)<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nDecurio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CES. (CENS.)<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nCensor<\/td>\nLEG.LEG. (L.L.)<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nLegatus Legionis<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IMP.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nImperator<\/td>\nC.V.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nClarissimus Vir (senatorial order)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OTHER COMMON ABBREVIATIONS:<\/strong> there are thousands. A list of the most common should include several hundreds. Many have different meaning depending on the context in which they are. Some examples are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
A.D<\/strong><\/em>.<\/td>\nAnte diem<\/td>\nH.S.E.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nHic situs (sepultus) est<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A.P.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nAram osuit; arca publica; auri pondo<\/td>\nI.D.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nInferis diis; invictus deus; Iuppiter Dolichenus; iure dicundo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A.V.<\/strong><\/td>\nAgens vices; argenti unciae; ave vale<\/td>\nI.O.M.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nIuppiter Optimus Maximus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AVG<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nAugur, Augustalis, Augustus (-a)<\/td>\nI.R.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nIuno Regina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B.M.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nBene merenti; bonae memoriae; bos mas<\/td>\nK.\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nKalendarium; kandidatus; kaput, kapita; kardo; kastrum (-a); koniux<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B.V.Q.L.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nBene valeas qui legis<\/td>\nL.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nLegio; leuga; lex; libertus; locus; Lucius; luna<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C.A.E.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nColonia Augusta Emerita<\/td>\nL.A.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nLibens animo; locus adsignatus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC.SS.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nConsulibus<\/td>\nL.D.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n(votum) libens dat; locum dedit, locus datus, locum donavit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC.VV., C.C.V.V.<\/strong><\/td>\nClarissimi Viri (senatorial order)<\/td>\nM.C.<\/strong><\/td>\nMater castrorum; matri carissimae; memoriae causa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C.F.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nClarissima Femina; Clarissimus Filius; Coniux fecit<\/td>\nM.F.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nMagister fani; mater fecit; monumentum fecit; memoriam fecit; miles factus; munere functus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COL.COL.\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nColoni Coloniae<\/td>\nM.P.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nMagister pagi; maior pars; mater posuit; memoriam posuit; mille passus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CON.<\/strong><\/td>\nConiux; constat; consul; contubernalis<\/td>\nN.F.F.N.S.N.C.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nNon fui, fui, non sum, non curo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nDat, dedit, dederunt, datum, donat, donum, decem, decessit,Decimus, decretum, decumanus, decurio, defunctus, denarius, designatus, deus, dea, Diana, dies, dignus, divus, dixit, doctos, Dolichenus, dominus (-a), domo, duumvir, dux,…<\/td>\nO.H.S.S.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nOssa hic sita sunt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D.D.<\/strong><\/td>\nDare debebit; donis donatus; dedit dedicavit; dedicatus, dedicante; decreto decurionum; dea Dia, dea Diana, dii deae, domini duo, domus divina, etc.<\/td>\nP.C.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nPatres conscripti; patronus civitatis, coloniae,…; pecunia; pietatis causa; ponendum curavit; post consulatum; potestate censoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D.D.D.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nDono dedit dedicavit; dedit dedicavit; deo donum dedit; domini tres; datum decretum decurionum<\/td>\nP.F.<\/strong><\/td>\nPater fecit; pater filio; pia femina; Pia Fidelis; Pius Felix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D.D.D.D.<\/strong><\/td>\nDonum dat dicat dedicat<\/td>\nP.P.F.C.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nPecunia publica faciundum curavit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D.M.S.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nDiis Manibus sacrum; Deo Mithrae sacrum<\/td>\nP.S.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nPater sacrorum; pecunia sua; posuerunt; proprio sumptu; pro salute; pro se<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D.P.S.D.D.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nDe pecunia sua dono dedit<\/td>\nQ.N.I.(S.)S.S.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nQuorum nomina infra (supra) scripta sunt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D.S.D.<\/strong><\/td>\nDe suo dedit; de sententia decurionum<\/td>\nQ.V.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nQui vixit; qui vocatur; quod vovit; quoquoversus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EE.QQ.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nEquites<\/td>\nR.P.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nRatio privata; respublica, reipublicae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EQ.P.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nEquo publico<\/td>\nS.C.<\/strong><\/td>\nSenatus consultum; sacra cognoscens; scribendum curaverunt; singularis consularis; sub cura<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EX T.F.I.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nEx testamento fieri iussit<\/td>\nS.P.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nServus (-a) publicus (-a); sua pecunia; sumptu proprio; sumptu publico; sub praefectus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F.C.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nFaciundum curavit<\/td>\nS.P.Q.R.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nSenatus Populus-que Romanus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FC.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nFecit, fecerunt<\/td>\nS.S.F.\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nSibi suis fecit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F.P.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nFilio piissimo; filio (-ius,-a,-ae) posuit; flamen perpetuus; frumentum publicum; funus publicum<\/td>\nS.T.T.L.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nSit tibi terra levis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F.S.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nFecit sibi; femina sanctissima; filii sui; filio suo; Fortunae sacrum<\/td>\nS.V.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nSe vivo; solvit votum; suscepit votum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
G<\/strong>.<\/em><\/td>\nGaius; Galeria (tribes); garum; Genius<\/td>\nT.P.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nTanta pecunia; testamento, titulum posuit; tribunicia potestate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H.C.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nHeres curavit; hic conditus; hic cubat; Hispania Citerior; honore contentus; honoris causa<\/td>\nV.L.S.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nVotum libens solvit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H.M.H.N.S.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nHoc monumentum heredem non sequetur<\/td>\nV.F.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nVerba fecit (fecerunt); vivus (-a) fecit, vivi fecerunt; utere felix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H.O.S.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nHic ossa sita<\/td>\nV.S.L.A.<\/strong><\/td>\nVotum solvit libens animo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H.P.<\/strong><\/td>\nHeres posuit, heredes posuerunt; hic positus<\/td>\nZ.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nCenturio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HS.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nSestertium (-a) H.S.E.= Hic situs (se<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PRAENOMINA: some of the most common names A. Aulus L. Lucius SEX. Sextus AP. Appius M. Marcus S. (SP.) Spurius C. Caius (Gaius) P. Publius T. Titus CN. Cnaeus (Gnaeus) Q. Quintus TI. Tiberius D. Decimus SER. Servius   FILIATION: it is usually written between nomen and cognomen F. Filius, -a LIB. Libertus, -a CON…<\/p>\n

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