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Macrinus and Diadumenianus Macrinus and Diadumenianus B " HENR" JEWELL BASSETT A DISSE RTATION SUB M ITTED IN P A RTIAL FULFILLM ENT OF THE REQ UIREM ENTS FOR THE D E GREE OF D OC TOR OF P HIL OSOP H" IN THE UNIV ERSIT" OF M ICHIGAN fl ip “a lig h t: fi r m GEORGE Bu mPUBLISHING COMPAN" M ENASHA, WIS CONS IN 1920 CHAPTER I THE INSC RIP TIONS AND C OINS Th e sources of our informa tion for th e lives of M acrinus an d b to : um ni nus m a e e ee a e . e a Diad e a y divid d in thr cl ss s , viz lit r ry , Th e a o e re a D io an d at . e inscriptional numism ic lit r ry s urc s a C ssius , e o a th e S cri tores Historiae Au ustae an d e e e e e H r di n , p g , bri f r f r nc s in 1 E ro iu nd e e a o e b e e o ut a . e Aur lius Vict r , p s Eus bius Th s uth riti s will a treate d in detail in a la ter ch pter . The inscriptional evidence is quite extensive considering th e ’ o e of M acrin us e th e a a was S e a o sh rtn ss r ign , f ct th t it p nt lm st entirely in th e Eastern provinces an d that after his downfall his inscriptions were systema tically erased . In Rome itself h as been foun d th e p artially era sed re cord in th e Fasti sodalium Augustalium Clau dialium re cording th e a dmission of M a crin us to t a o 1 984 e 1 3 Th e a h t b dy VI , lin s F sti sacerdo tum aede o Pro u natoris con sisten tium e th e in J vis p g , whil o e h as ee o e an d th e e e e a e o th e o e st n b n br k n l tt rs r s d, sh w by c nt xt that they also contained th e re cord of the election of M acrin us ea e e e M acrin us was re VI , L d pip s inscrib d wh n p o a e e t an d o e a e a e o a ea his own t ri n pr f c , th rs ft r his cc ssi n th t b r t e t o e of Diad u m en ian us 7238 itl s wi h th s XV, , amphorae with th e year of his consulate scra tched upon the m ’ 4 108-4 1 10 a o e a on th e a of th e XV , , s ldi r s scr wl w ll excubitorium ' of th e se venth cohort in th e modern Trastevere an a a ed a e to o an d set o VI , lt r d ic t d Jun up during his c nsul — 367 all e e e e e to . e e e e ship VI , ) th s r f r dir ctly him B sid s th s we have a list of soldiers whose terms expire d during his reign 2 a a e th e o to a a a VI , fr gm nt a ssigned in c rpus El g b lus , ' 1 e e are also accounts in Xi hilinus an d Zonaras a e on Dio and e e en e Th r p , b s d , r f r c s in a o r ter in th e i i i t r o Scri torum H stor ae B zan t nae . e e at er a e v ri us w i s C rpus p y Th s l , f r th e o t a t na f n tan o ate and o o o e . m s p r , i ccur imp r c Th e o e t el n t na e o r e e o a a o th e sun od c rr c sp li g Of his m is Of c u s H li g b lus , fr m g ' o e r e t th e em eri r a an e S a e er e wh s p i s p o w s d whose n ame h e took . W h ll how v mploy the o n o e n c mmo m d r ized form Elagabalus . 6 M A CRINUS AND DIADUM ENIANUS e e e or C arin us o e Alexand r S v rus , but which m r likely refers to 3 “ ” M acrinus ; an d an in scription referring to th e centuria M acrinian a in an Asturian legion doing service in Noricum at Claudiu m Ju vavu m A a e a e a VI , m rbl b s in Osti with a dedica tion to D iad um enian us give s th e titles of b oth father an d son (Ephemeris E i ra hica p g p VII , e on e o to D iad um enianus Sicily furnish s inscripti n , partially e a e an d ea a t e e o r s d in gr t p r ill gibl X , while tw mile stones (one b adly da maged) ha ve been found in Hispania Tarra conen sis 478 9 4 790 an d on e e a o 1 nscr1 tion to II , , ) d dic t ry p D iad um enian us at C abellio a a a o e in G lli N rb n nsis XII , In central Italy there are two inscriptions on th e base s of statue s of Isis and Osiris set up a t Faesulae in th e name of a veteran of M acrin u s 1 543 a nd at o e o XI , , F rum S mpr nii in U a a e a o o to D iad u m enian u s mbri d dic t ry inscripti n XI , From Upp er and L ower Germany co me a fra gmentary inscription to D iad um en ian u s on a piece of s andstone covered with a cal careou s e o and on e e e to o d p sit XIII , r f rring b th father and son and telling of th e rep air of an hour - glass e e two e e ate o —one of XIII , b sid s m r ly d d in his c nsulship 4 o e a o ea them a s m wh t d ubtful r ding . 5 Eleven mile- stones show th e repair of a road in P annonia M in us an d D iad um nian us an d five o 2 1 . e a cr e e 7 . Inf ri r in A D und r , 6 others tell of th e construction of roads in Noricu m in th e next e e e a o a a e e- o e t o D iad um en i an us y ar . Th r is ls mutil t d mil st n 3 ° — P] RAEF P[RAET IlM P CAES MA Th e editor eviden tly reads M A M A[VRELIVS] bu t as th e point used elsewhere in this fragment is n ot found RI Th e aen et een M an d th e o e o a e ea n M A G N . o en b w A , m r pr b bl r di g is [ VS] pr m 22 7 r . 5 a was er e o r tten out in n r t on t e o . M rcus v y s ld m w i i sc ip i s Of his p i d C I L XIV, where M ARC is read in an in scription of Elagabalus is an exception to th e general ’ a rin n in reat ar et and in a n or e on ot o n rule . M c us titles are give g v i y v ryi g d r b h c i s dailles an n n n th e n Cf . o en M e d t on and t exact order o ten o o o . i scrip i s , his is f f u d c i s C h d B . oen a er i 1 70 177 etc . an M a e a 1884 2 nd ed . M acr nus Imp i l s (P ris , , ) IV , , , Ph ici , . 77 and 272 Th e ata o e th e t e be e nate the pp . ( c l gu s Of Bri ish Mus um will d sig d by letters B M . ) 4 l i e 1 1 1 . 504 . 9 . 7570c and ev e Arch aeo o u a C I L XIII , R u g q (P ris) (XVIII) , p 5 2 6 63 10644 10647 .
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