03-08-2012, 09:09 PM
Nathan,
The inscription you are quoting celebrate the victory of the senatorial army over Maximinus at Aquileia. It was set up between Maximinus' death and the end of Pupianus and Balbinus' reign (mid-april 238 - early may of the same year).
I am afraid Servilianus and Adiutor did not took part in the defense of Aquilae. They were actually in command of Pupianus' vanguard witch was sent forward (in protensione) to harass Maximinus' troops while the bulk of the senatorial army was based at Ravenna .
The word praetensio/protensio has been studied by M. Christol in a little article : "Qasr El-Azraq et la reconquête de l'Orient par Aurélien", in Syria 78, 2001. pp. 163-178. It is rather caracteristic of the third century context and finds parallels in three inscriptions : AE 1987, 964 = AE 1994, 1797 = AE 1996, 1623 = AE 2001, 1976 ; CIL VIII, 9047 ; CIL VII, 634 = RIB 1152 = AE 1998, 857.
Regards,
Michael
The inscription you are quoting celebrate the victory of the senatorial army over Maximinus at Aquileia. It was set up between Maximinus' death and the end of Pupianus and Balbinus' reign (mid-april 238 - early may of the same year).
I am afraid Servilianus and Adiutor did not took part in the defense of Aquilae. They were actually in command of Pupianus' vanguard witch was sent forward (in protensione) to harass Maximinus' troops while the bulk of the senatorial army was based at Ravenna .
The word praetensio/protensio has been studied by M. Christol in a little article : "Qasr El-Azraq et la reconquête de l'Orient par Aurélien", in Syria 78, 2001. pp. 163-178. It is rather caracteristic of the third century context and finds parallels in three inscriptions : AE 1987, 964 = AE 1994, 1797 = AE 1996, 1623 = AE 2001, 1976 ; CIL VIII, 9047 ; CIL VII, 634 = RIB 1152 = AE 1998, 857.
Regards,
Michael
