Quintus Antonius Isauricus

Quintus Antonius Isauricus
Allegiance Roman Empire
Years of service c.130-150
Rank Legate, Suffect Consul
Commands held Legio VI Victrix

Quintus Antonius Isauricus was a Roman Legate, commanding the 6th Legion in Britain during the AD 130s under Hadrian. He later served as the suffect consul in AD 142 under Antoninus Pius.[1]

Career

Quintus Antonius Isauricus is named in only a single inscription from Eburacum (York).[2] Later sources mention Isauricus as suffect consul alongside L. Aurelius Flaccus in AD 140.[1]

Inscription at York

The altar on display in the Yorkshire Museum

The Inscription which names Isauricus is an altar dedicated to Fortuna by his wife, Sosia Iuncina. It was found in 1839 at the site of the Old Railway Station, York and is associated with the Roman Baths nearby. Dedications to the Goddess of fortune are often associated with bath-houses.[1] The stone, measuring 71 x 40 x 38 cm and made of limestone, is inscribed with seven lines of texts.

The stone inscription reads: DEAE / FORTUNAE / SOSIA / IUNCINA / Q(uniti) ANTONI / ISAURICI / LEG(ati) AUG(usti)

To the Goddess Fortuna, Sosia Iuncina, wife of Quintus Antonius Isauricus, Imperial LegateTo the holy god Serapis Claudius Hieronymianus, legate of the Sixth Legion Victrix, built this [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 1, Eburacum, Roman York". Royal Commission on Historic Monuments England. 1962. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 Collingwood, R. (1965). "RIB 644: Altar to Fortuna". Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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