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The Ascoli Bronze (Turma Salluitana, CIL I2 709)

PhotographCC BY-SA 3.0Issued 89 BC during the Social War by Pompeius Strabo; found in Rome in 1908
The Ascoli Bronze (Turma Salluitana, CIL I2 709): photo
The Ascoli Bronze (Turma Salluitana, CIL I2 709): photo
The Ascoli Bronze (Turma Salluitana, CIL I2 709): photoThe Ascoli Bronze (Turma Salluitana, CIL I2 709): picture

A Roman grant of citizenship to the Iberian cavalrymen of the Turma Salluitana, listing them with their fathers' names in Latin letters. It is the largest set of Iberian personal names with a known reading and the basis of the name-element analysis. Holder from Wikidata Q510108.

J. M. de la Osa (Papix), 1908. CC BY-SA 3.0

Copies 2

PhotoJ. M. de la Osa (Papix) · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 3.02 steps from the original
PictureJ. M. de la Osa · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 3.02 steps from the original

Where it is kept

TiranaPodgoricaMonacoNaplesFlorenceMarseilleBari1Rome200 kmTiranaSarajevoPodgoricaMonaco1200 km
Rome · City

Sources 1

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Ascoli Bronze (Turma Salluitana, CIL I2 709) [Artifact ART0D6C3DD208VM]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D6C3DD208VM
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