03-15-2017, 09:23 PM
(03-15-2017, 08:44 PM)John1 Wrote: between "Sittius" and "Caecillianus" my assumption is Numidia is a good shot at an origin.
It's a pretty good bet. There's a Marcus Sittius (Publi filius, Quirina) Caecilianus from Algiers in Mauretania Caesariensis (CIL 08, 09259) that might have been related to the prefect in Britain.
But Caecilianus is a common enough cognomen, and while the Sitti are mostly in north Africa they do turn up in other places too - Italy and Gaul mostly.
Nathan Ross