Deux inscriptions d'Aléria (Haute-Corse)

Abstract

The article concerns two inscriptions from Aleria, and its territory : a military diploma and a Greek funerary text. The diploma, entire, mentions a constitution already known, from 18 February 129. Rights are given to a seaman of Misene fleet, M. Cominius Cubesti f(ilius) Vielo a Corsican from Cobas (?). The commentary includes several observations on the prosopography of the individuals mentioned and on the soldiers from Corsica. An appendix gives the list of the classiarii of the Misenan and Ravenna fleets and of an indeterminate fleet, the list of other classiarii attested in Corsica, and an index of indigenous Corsican names. The inscription in Greek (dated at least at the end of the 3rd century AD) is a private funerary document for a Greek woman from her husband, himself Greek. The interesting part of this text is the presence in Corsica in a rather late period of somebody writing in Greek and the indication of a funerary fine to pay to the hierotaton tamion in case of a violation of the tomb. These two aspects can been explained by the presence in Aleria of seamen of the Misenan fleet of Greco-oriental origin. Translation : Isabelle FAUDUET