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Dedication to Diocletian and Maximian by a detachment of Legio V Macedonica TM 16514Oxyrhynchos (?)
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A Latin dedication to the emperors Diocletian and Maximian made by a detachment of the Fifth Macedonian Legion, possibly together with another unit. It probably comes from Oxyrhynchus and dates from their joint reign in the late 3rd century AD.
In English machine translation
[To the Emperor Caesar Gaius] Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus [Pius Felix Invictus Augustus]
[and the Emperor Caesar Marcus] Aurelius Valerius Maximianus [Pius Felix Invictus Augustus]
[…] the detachment (vexillatio) of the Fifth Legion Macedonica and […]
A vexillatio was a detachment drawn from a legion for service away from its base. The imperial names and titles are largely restored by the editor; the joint reign of Diocletian and Maximian fell between AD 286 and 305.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Dedication to Diocletian and Maximian). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.oxy.41.2950
Imperatore Caesare Gaio Aurelio Valerio Diocletiano pio felici invicto Augusto Imperatore Caesare Marco Aurelio Valerio Maximiano pio felici invicto Augusto […] vexillatio legionis V Macedonicaeet[…]