Graffito mentioning names and a consular date

C(aius) Alleius Astraga[l]us
〈:vacat〉 curator
fuit ỊV Non(is) Ḍẹc̣(embres) usce (:usque) ad
ṾI Ẹid(us) Dẹc(embres) M(arco) Agrip(pa) Ṭ(ito) Stat(ilio) Co(n)s(ulibus)
CE+RIA C(aii) Iuli Heleni turma
C(aii) Iuli Hilari


Translation Gaius Alleius Astragalus was supervisor from 4 days before the Nones of December until 6 days before the Ides of December, in the yearMarcus Agrippa and Titus Statilius were consuls (incomprehensible series of letters) the squadron of Gaius Julius Helenus (and?) Gaius Julius Hilarus
Findspot Pompeii, Corridoio dei Teatri (VIII.7.20)
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Language Latin
Writing Style Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus Textus secundum (5). Periit (8). Frustra quaesiverunt DiBiasie-Sammons et Helms (AGP) a. 2019.
v. 1: C · AELLIVS (1)(2); CALLIIVS Wordsworth in schedis (5), C · ALLIIIVS vel C · ALLEIVS (5). C. ALLEIVS (6). Alleius est gens nota Pompeiis.
v. 3: · IV · (2); IV · Garrucci (1).
v. 4: PREID EID DIC (1); VI EID DEC (2); ad finem COSS (7)
v. 5: C̅E̅RIA lineis super littas CE, i.e., pro CE(NTV)RIA (1)(7); [DECV]RIA? (2); CE[NTV?]RIA (6)
v. 6: C IVLI ELATI (2).
Hic titulus pone et sub EDR167114 (3).
Bibliography R. Garrucci, Graffiti de Pompéi: Inscriptions et Graveures, Tracées au Stylet, Recueillies et Interprétées, Paris 1856, p. 53, con apografo, Tab. III 3 (1)
G. Henzen, Inscriptionum Latinarum Selectarum Amplissima Collectio, Zurich 1856, vol. III, p. 451, nr. 7181 (2)
CIL 04, 02437 con apografo, Tab. XXXIX 3 (3), cfr. Add. p. 223 (4), 466 (5)
E. Diehl, Pompeianische Wandinschriften und Verwandtes, Bonn 1910, p. 21 nr. 301 (6)
M. Della Corte, Iuventus, Arpino 1924, p. 33, nr. 61 (7)
http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR167115 (8)
Link to EDR #EDR167115
Suggested Citation AGP-EDR167115, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR167115> [accessed: 02 Apr 2025]
Contributions

Editor: Rebecca Benefiel

Principal Contributor: Kyle Helms

Contributors: J. DiBiasie-Sammons, K. Helms, A. Acevedo, L. Barth, V. Guyton, J. Lee, N. Sumrall

Last Revision: 2020-04-24

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