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)

Philip, who shared the imperial dignities, although he was only
a child of eight years. Among those brought to light on
African soil, the following, selected from a large number, will
serve to indicate the tone of national feeling which prevailed on
such a memorable occasion. In this instance the immediate
cause of rejoicing was the reconstruction of the waterworks at a
remote place in Mauritania Sitifensis, now known as Kharbet
Zembia, but the dedication is complete, even to the bestowal of
invictus on the little boy Caesar.1

FELICISSIMIS • TEMPORIBVS • D • D ■ N • N ■ IMP -
CAES • M ■ IVLI • PHILIPPI ■ INVICTI ■ PII FELICIS ■ ET

• IMP • CAES' • "M"v "IVLI - PHILIPPI ■ INVICTI PII ■ FELI-
CIS • AVG ET MARCIAE ■ OTACILIAE SEVERAE ■ AVG •
AQVAE • FONTIS ■ QVAE •MVLTO ■ TEMPORE DEPERIERAT ■
ET • CIVES • INOPIA ■ AQVAE LABORABANT ■ INSTANTIA ■
M • AVRELII • ATHONIS~ MARCELLI • V • E • PROC ■ AVGG

• RARISSIMI • PRAESIDIS N PATRONI • MVNCIPII ■
INNOVATO • OPERE • AQVAE • DVCTVS ' ABVNDANS ■
IN • FONTE EST PERDVCTA.

Sometimes the dedication was to the Empress, shown in an
interesting inscription found at Djemila, the ancient Cuiculum,
where the designations of wife and mother are clearly expressed,
and the full titles of Roman Empresses at this period are set
forth.2

MARCIAE OTACILIAE SEVERAE
AVG CONIVGI D N IMP CAES
M IVLI PHILIPPI PII FELIC AVG
PONT MAX TRIE POT V COS III
PROCOS P P MAT IMP CAES M IVLI
PHILIPPI AVG F PII FELICIS
PONT MAX TRIE POT II COS
II PROCOS P P PRINCIPIS IV
VENTVTIS AVG ET CASTRO
RVM ET SENATVS ET PATRIAE
RES P CVICVLITANOR DEVOTA
NVMINI MAIESTATIQ EORVM
D D P P

The prominence given to her name leads one to suppose
that Marcia played a conspicuous part in public affairs. Of

1 C.I.L. No. S809. Some attempts at erasure are apparent; vide Ann. de Const.
I860-61, p. 226. 3 C.I.L. No. 20139.