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A New Latin Building Inscription from the Gaziantep Zeugma Mosaic Museum<\/h3>\n

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LIBRI <\/em>XII (2026) 41-48
\n<\/strong>Received:<\/strong> 22.05.2026 | Accepted<\/strong>:<\/strong> 15.06.2026
\nDOI: <\/strong>10.5281\/zenodo.21040426<\/a>
\nOnline Publication Date:<\/strong> 29.06.2026<\/p>\n

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Abstract:<\/strong> This study examines a previously unpublished Latin inscription preserved in the stone artifacts depot of the Gaziantep Zeugma Mosaic Museum. Although the exact context is unclear, the inscription must have been erected to commemorate a construction activity in which Publius Iulius Satto and Publius Victorinius Mercator, who served as contubernales<\/em> in the Roman army, were likely involved. The inscription records that these individuals served in the first cohors <\/em>within the centuria <\/em>of the primus pilus<\/em>. The tradition of naming centuriae<\/em> after their commanders (centurio) disappeared from the 3rd century CE onwards; instead, as is the case in this inscription, they began to be named according to the duty title within the centuria<\/em>. Since this title is given as primus pilus<\/em> in the inscription, it is understood that these two contubernales<\/em>, Satto and Mercator, were in the first centuria<\/em> of the first cohors<\/em>, the most prestigious unit in the legion. The inscription does not specify to which legion this unit was attached; however, it was most probably one of the legions temporarily stationed in the region and attested by numerous stamped tiles. Both the Celtic origin of the cognomen<\/em> Satto and the exclusive concentration of the name Victorinius in the Rhineland point to a likely Gallo-Germanic origin for these contubernales<\/em>. Based on the naming convention of the centuria<\/em>, the inscription is dated to the 3rd century CE.<\/p>\n

Keywords:<\/strong> Latin Inscriptions, Primus pilus<\/em>, Cohors Prima<\/em>, Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Roman Army<\/p>\n

\u00d6z:<\/strong> Bu \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmada Gaziantep Zeugma Mozaik M\u00fczesi\u2019nin ta\u015f eserler deposunda muhafaza edilen ve daha \u00f6nce yay\u0131mlanmam\u0131\u015f bir Latince yaz\u0131t incelenmektedir. Hangi ba\u011flamda kaleme al\u0131nd\u0131\u011f\u0131 tam olarak belli olmasa da yaz\u0131t, Roma ordusunda contubernalis<\/em> olarak hizmet veren Publius Iulius Satto ve Publius Victorinius Mercator\u2019un olas\u0131l\u0131kla d\u00e2hil olduklar\u0131 bir in\u015fa faaliyetinin an\u0131s\u0131na dikilmi\u015f olmal\u0131d\u0131r. Yaz\u0131tta bu ki\u015filerin, ilk cohors<\/em> b\u00fcnyesindeki primus pilus<\/em>\u2019un centuria<\/em>\u2019s\u0131nda g\u00f6revli olduklar\u0131 kay\u0131tl\u0131d\u0131r. Centu\u00adria<\/em>\u2019lar\u0131n, komutanlar\u0131n\u0131n (centurio<\/em>) adlar\u0131na izafeten adland\u0131r\u0131lma gelene\u011fi MS 3. y\u00fczy\u0131ldan itibaren ortadan kalk\u00adm\u0131\u015f ve bunun yerine, bu yaz\u0131tta oldu\u011fu gibi centuria<\/em> i\u00e7indeki g\u00f6rev unvan\u0131na g\u00f6re isimlendirilmeye ba\u015flanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Bu unvan da yaz\u0131tta primus pilus<\/em> olarak verildi\u011finden, Satto ve Mercator adl\u0131 bu iki contuberna\u00adlis<\/em>\u2019in lejyondaki en prestijli birim olan ilk cohors<\/em>\u2019un ilk centuria<\/em>\u2019s\u0131nda bulunduklar\u0131 anla\u015f\u0131lmaktad\u0131r. Bu birimin hangi lejyona ba\u011fl\u0131 oldu\u011fu bilgisi yaz\u0131tta yer almamaktad\u0131r; ancak bu lejyon, b\u00fcy\u00fck olas\u0131l\u0131kla b\u00f6lgede ge\u00e7ici g\u00f6revle bulunan ve \u00e7ok say\u0131da damgal\u0131 kiremitle belgelenen lejyonlardan biri olmal\u0131d\u0131r. Satto cognomen<\/em>\u2019inin Kelt\u00e7e k\u00f6keni ve Victorinius nomen<\/em>\u2019inin Ren B\u00f6lgesi\u2019ndeki yo\u011funlu\u011fu, bu contubernales<\/em> i\u00e7in muhtemel bir Galya-Germen k\u00f6kenine i\u015faret etmektedir. Yaz\u0131t, centuria<\/em>\u2019n\u0131n adland\u0131r\u0131lma \u015feklinden dolay\u0131 MS 3. y\u00fczy\u0131la tarihlendirilmektedir.<\/p>\n

Anahtar s\u00f6zc\u00fckler:<\/strong> Latince Yaz\u0131tlar, Primus pilus<\/em>, Cohors Prima,<\/em> Zeugma Mozaik M\u00fczesi, Roma Ordusu<\/p>\n

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