File:1758 Drawing of the Milliarium of Aiton.jpg

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English: Milliarium of Aiton, a Roman milestone discovered in Aiton commune, near Cluj-Napoca, Romania, reproduction of a drawing by M. P. Szatmary done in 1758. The milestone, is dating from 108 AD and shows the construction of the road from Potaissa to Napoca, by demand of the Emperor Trajan. It indicates the distance of ten thousand feet (P.M.X.) to Potaissa. It is the first epigraphical attestation of the settlements of Potaissa and Napoca in Roman Dacia. The complete inscription is: "Imp(erator)/ Caesar Nerva/ Traianus Aug(ustus)/ Germ(anicus) Dacicus/ pontif(ex) maxim(us)/ (sic) pot(estate) XII co(n)s(ul) V/ imp(erator) VI p(ater) p(atriae) fecit/ per coh(ortem) I Fl(aviam) Vlp(iam)/ Hisp(anam) mil(liariam) c(ivium) R(omanorum) eq(uitatam)/ a Potaissa Napo/cam / m(ilia) p(assuum) X". The inscription was recorded in Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, vol.III, the 1627, Berlin, 1863.
Română: Miliarul descoperit în comuna Aiton, reproducerea unui desen al lui M. P. Szatmary din anul 1758. Miliarul datează din anul 108 e.n. și atestă construirea din porunca împăratului Traian, a drumului de la Potaissa la Napoca. El indică distanța de zece ori o mie de pași (P.M.X.) până la Potaissa. Este cea dintîi menționare epigrafică a localităților Potaissa și Napoca. Inscripția completă este: "Imp(erator)/ Caesar Nerva/ Traianus Aug(ustus)/ Germ(anicus) Dacicus/ pontif(ex) maxim(us)/ (sic) pot(estate) XII co(n)s(ul) V/ imp(erator) VI p(ater) p(atriae) fecit/ per coh(ortem) I Fl(aviam) Vlp(iam)/ Hisp(anam) mil(liariam) c(ivium) R(omanorum) eq(uitatam)/ a Potaissa Napo/cam / m(ilia) p(assuum) X". Inscripția a fost înregistrată în „Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum”, vol.III, textul 1627, Berlin, 1863.
Deutsch: Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelberg HD049451
Date 06:30:49(UTC) (Original uploaded at 2008-01-13 06:33:27)
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