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erary monument of Quintus Cerviusstudia universitatis her editati, letnik 3 (2015), številk a 2 80Cognomen Fidelis is likely of Italic and certa-
Fidelis inly of Latin origin.83 This cognomen derives from
This monument (Inscr. It. X. 3. 16; CIL V 496) ishereditati the practice of naming people with nicknames
a stone plate without a frame, made in Aurisina which present moral and social qualities84 and
limestone (height: 0,44 m, width: 0,45 m, thic- was very popular among freedman.85 It is found
kness: 0,20 m). It stood the house of Aurelli de in a relatively significant number of inscriptions,
Belli, near his garden. Kandler and Mommsen most of which are from Italy.86
saw it in the public squre (Loggia), from where it
came to the atrium of the gymnasium. From 1911 From the observations and data mentioned
it has been kept in the Museum of Koper. The in- above, it can be summarized that Quintus Cer-
scription reads: vius Fidelis was a manumitted slave. Since he was
named after his owner and the cognomen is of
Q(uintus) Cervius Q(uinti) l(ibertus) Latin origin, nothing more can be known about
Fidelis v(ivus) f(ecit) sib(i) Quintus Cervius Fidelis.
“Quintus Cervius Fidelis, freedman of Qu-
intus, made it for himself while still alive” On the other hand, the owner and later pat-
This monument mentions two persons: a li- ron of Quintus Cervius Fidelis, who bears a true
berated slave and his former owner. Roman name and the root of the nomen genti-
Quintus Cervius Fidelis is mentioned to be le which is considered by authors to be of indi-
a freedman, which means that he obtained Ro- genous origin, is probably a descendant of indi-
man citizenship by manumission. genous Istrian population which was apparently
Praenomen and nomen gentile of his master, already Romanized to some extent in the 1st cen-
who is mentioned only as Quintus, became a part truy AD.
of his new Roman. His masters name might have
been Quintus Cervius, while his cognomen is un- The date when this monument was made can
known. be asserted on the basis of one epigraphic featu-
His praenomen, Caius is one of 18 most com- re. It is lack the of DM abbreviation, which was in
mon Roman names. common use by the middle of the 1nd century AD
Nomen gentile Cervius likely comes from La- in this geographical area. The date can then be set
tin.79 It is found on fifteen inscriptions across the to the first half of the 1st century AD.
West, of which eight are from Italy.80 Funerary monument of Caelotis Naevola
It the provinces, it signifies the population This monument exists only as a drawing (Inscr. It.
of Italic origin, as it is suggested by Alföldy in X. 3. 18; CIL V 498). It was supposedly found in
the case of Dalmatia.81 On the other hand, at le- Koper, but an anonymous traveller reports having
ast the root of this name is related to indigenous seen it in the vicinity of the village St. John of Daj-
population, especially in Istria.82 la, in the wall of count Grisonis’s house. Count
Grisoni, a nobleman from Koper, saw it fit to take
it from that village and transfer it elsewhere. It was
not found afterwards. The inscription reads:
79 Alföldy, Die Personennamen in der Römischen Provinz Dalmatia, 83 Alföldy, Die Personennamen in der Römischen Provinz Dalmatia,
336. 340.
80 Mócsy, Nomenclator provinciarum Europae Latinarum et Galliae 84 From Latin fidelis, e, adj. trusty, trustworthy, faithful, sincere, true.
Cisalpinae, 76; Lőrincz, Onomasticon provinciarum Europae Latina- 85 Kajanto, The Latin Cognomina, 203 and 254.
rum, vol. II, 51. 86 Mócsy, Nomenclator provinciarum Europae Latinarum et Galliae
81 Alföldy, Die Personennamen in der Römischen Provinz Dalmatia, 75. Cisalpinae, 126; Lőrincz, Onomasticon provinciarum Europae Lati-
82 Hans Krahe, Lexikon Altillyrischer Personennemen (Heidelberg: narum, vol. II, 140-141.
Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, 1929), 28; Starac, “Pitanje
istočne granice Cisalpinske Galije i odnos općina Tergeste i Egida”,
29.
Fidelis inly of Latin origin.83 This cognomen derives from
This monument (Inscr. It. X. 3. 16; CIL V 496) ishereditati the practice of naming people with nicknames
a stone plate without a frame, made in Aurisina which present moral and social qualities84 and
limestone (height: 0,44 m, width: 0,45 m, thic- was very popular among freedman.85 It is found
kness: 0,20 m). It stood the house of Aurelli de in a relatively significant number of inscriptions,
Belli, near his garden. Kandler and Mommsen most of which are from Italy.86
saw it in the public squre (Loggia), from where it
came to the atrium of the gymnasium. From 1911 From the observations and data mentioned
it has been kept in the Museum of Koper. The in- above, it can be summarized that Quintus Cer-
scription reads: vius Fidelis was a manumitted slave. Since he was
named after his owner and the cognomen is of
Q(uintus) Cervius Q(uinti) l(ibertus) Latin origin, nothing more can be known about
Fidelis v(ivus) f(ecit) sib(i) Quintus Cervius Fidelis.
“Quintus Cervius Fidelis, freedman of Qu-
intus, made it for himself while still alive” On the other hand, the owner and later pat-
This monument mentions two persons: a li- ron of Quintus Cervius Fidelis, who bears a true
berated slave and his former owner. Roman name and the root of the nomen genti-
Quintus Cervius Fidelis is mentioned to be le which is considered by authors to be of indi-
a freedman, which means that he obtained Ro- genous origin, is probably a descendant of indi-
man citizenship by manumission. genous Istrian population which was apparently
Praenomen and nomen gentile of his master, already Romanized to some extent in the 1st cen-
who is mentioned only as Quintus, became a part truy AD.
of his new Roman. His masters name might have
been Quintus Cervius, while his cognomen is un- The date when this monument was made can
known. be asserted on the basis of one epigraphic featu-
His praenomen, Caius is one of 18 most com- re. It is lack the of DM abbreviation, which was in
mon Roman names. common use by the middle of the 1nd century AD
Nomen gentile Cervius likely comes from La- in this geographical area. The date can then be set
tin.79 It is found on fifteen inscriptions across the to the first half of the 1st century AD.
West, of which eight are from Italy.80 Funerary monument of Caelotis Naevola
It the provinces, it signifies the population This monument exists only as a drawing (Inscr. It.
of Italic origin, as it is suggested by Alföldy in X. 3. 18; CIL V 498). It was supposedly found in
the case of Dalmatia.81 On the other hand, at le- Koper, but an anonymous traveller reports having
ast the root of this name is related to indigenous seen it in the vicinity of the village St. John of Daj-
population, especially in Istria.82 la, in the wall of count Grisonis’s house. Count
Grisoni, a nobleman from Koper, saw it fit to take
it from that village and transfer it elsewhere. It was
not found afterwards. The inscription reads:
79 Alföldy, Die Personennamen in der Römischen Provinz Dalmatia, 83 Alföldy, Die Personennamen in der Römischen Provinz Dalmatia,
336. 340.
80 Mócsy, Nomenclator provinciarum Europae Latinarum et Galliae 84 From Latin fidelis, e, adj. trusty, trustworthy, faithful, sincere, true.
Cisalpinae, 76; Lőrincz, Onomasticon provinciarum Europae Latina- 85 Kajanto, The Latin Cognomina, 203 and 254.
rum, vol. II, 51. 86 Mócsy, Nomenclator provinciarum Europae Latinarum et Galliae
81 Alföldy, Die Personennamen in der Römischen Provinz Dalmatia, 75. Cisalpinae, 126; Lőrincz, Onomasticon provinciarum Europae Lati-
82 Hans Krahe, Lexikon Altillyrischer Personennemen (Heidelberg: narum, vol. II, 140-141.
Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, 1929), 28; Starac, “Pitanje
istočne granice Cisalpinske Galije i odnos općina Tergeste i Egida”,
29.
