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Monument ID 74
Publication Citation BD-VAHD (9) 1886
Date Found or Published Precision Note pre 1886
Monument Type stela
Monument Of Seventh Legion maybe
Inscription L(ucius) Vegnonius / L(uci) f(ilius) vet(eranus) leg(ionis) V[II] / [d]om(o) Florent[ia] / [Tr]opaena F[a]/[br]icia se vi[va] / [si]bi et vir[o] / (ecit) / hic s(itus) est
Translation Here lies Lucius Vegonius, son of Lucius, a veteran of the 7th legion from the city of Florentia. Placed during her lifetime for herself and her husband by Florentia Tropaena Fabricia
Translation Source Coopey, edit of Tončinić 2011
Lower Field Decoration undecorated
Portrait no portrait
Frieze no frieze
Date From 7
Date To 42
Tončinić 2011 Stelae Type Rc
ModernHolding Arheološki muzej u Splitu/Archaeological Museum in Split
HoldingData Inv. No. A 1073
MonumentNote legio number is cut out, but VII is likely as a V is visible, and there is no space for a title in the lower line. Also, other monuments of legio VII were found nearby
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Suggested Citation

Ewan Coopey, Brian Ballsun-Stanton. (2024) "Monument 74 from Europe/Croatia/Bijaći". In Community and Identity in the Roman Seventh Legion. Ewan Coopey, Brian Ballsun-Stanton (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/b72f2952-b3b6-4552-97ab-1061c650c515>

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