Graham, Alexander: Roman Africa: an outline of the history of the Roman occupation of North Africa ; based chiefly upon inscriptions and monumental remains in that country (London [u.a.], 1902)

wording' of the first line, where Caracalla figures as Imperator
destinatus, the dedicator being O. Anicius Faustus, legatus
Augustorum proprcetor. And there is no mention of his younger
brother Geta, who had not then acquired any distinctive titles.

M • AVRELIO • ANTONINO • CAESARI IMPERATORI ■

DESTINATO • IMPERATORIS • CAES
L • SEPTIMI • SEVERI ■ PII • PERTINACIS • AVG •

ARABICI • ADIABENCI • VINDICIS ET CONDITORIS
ROMANAE • DISCIPLINAE ■ FILIO • DIVI • M ■ ANTO-

NINI • PII • GERM • SARM • NEPOTI
DIVI • ANTONINI 'PII • PRONEPOTI • DIVI ■ HADRIANI

ABNEPOTI • DIVI ■ TRAIANI ■ PAR
THICI • ET • DIVI • NERVAE ■ABXEPOT•DECRETO

DECVRIONVM ■ PECVNIA • PVBLICA
Q • ANICIVS • FAVSTVS ■ LEG ■ AVGVSTORVM • PRO

PRAETORE • PATR ■ COL ■ DEDICAVIT

Prominent among other inscriptions is one on a miiliary
column near the well-known tomb of Flavius outside the walls of
Lambaesis.1 The date is A.D. 215. In this instance the name
of Julia Domna is associated with that of the Emperor, but on
another military column of the same date, at a place now called
Henchir-el-Bidr, the name of the Emperor stands alone.2

IMP • CAES•M
IMP • CAES • M • AVREL AVRELIO SE

SEV • ANTON • AVG • PL VERO ANTO

FEL • PARTH ■ MAX ■ BRI NINO PIO FE

MAX ■ GER • MAX LICI AVG PAR

PONT • MAX • TRIB • POT TICO MAXIMO

XVIII • IMP • 1111 COS BRITANICO MA

IV • P • P • PROCOS • ET XIMO PONTIFI

IVL • AVG • MAT ■ AVG CI MAXIMO TRIB

ET • CAS • ET • SEN • AC PATRI POT XVIII IMP

A E III COS IIII PR

M • P " III OCOS ■ P • P ■ AL

AMBAESE • MI
LIA • XIIII

The similarity of wording in these two inscriptions is
noticeable, with the exception of the omission of the name of
the Empress-Mother in the latter. Among the dedications

1 C.I.L. No. 10263. Wilmanns.

: C.I.L. No. 10236. Also De la Mare and Foy, and I.JR.A. No. 4303.