The tombstones of Apamea

Legio II Parthica: one of the Roman legions. Its name indicates that it was recruited to fight against the Parthians, but it usually was Rome's strategical reserve, stationed in Italy.

Legion II Parthica

Apamea Tombstones

On the courtyard of the museum of Apamea, there is a special collection of tombstones of Roman legionaries, almost all of them belonging to II Parthica. Many of these stones are of about equal size, and it looks as if they belong to a group burial. Is it possible that they belong to soldiers who were killed in action during the civil war between Macrinus and Heliogabalus (218)?

Other tombstones, which can be recognized because the unit is called II Parthica Severiana, date from the reign of Severus Alexander (r.222-235), while there are some younger and older monuments as well.

Apamea, Tombstone of Felsonius Verus, aquilifer of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of Felsonius Verus, aquilifer of II Parthica, detail	Apamea, Tombstone of Aurelius Ingenuus, tesserarius of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of Aurelius Ingenuus, tesserarius of II Parthica
Apamea, Tombstone of Aurelius Mucianus, primus pilus of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of Aurelius Mucianus, centurio of II Parthica, fragment	Apamea, Tombstone of Septimius, soldier of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of Septimius, soldier of II Parthica, detail
Apamea, Tombstone of an unknown soldier of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of Aelius Victor	Apamea, Tombstone of Vibius Januarius, soldier of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of Aurelius Alexander, soldier of II Parthica
Apamea, Tombstone of Aurelius Maximus, soldier of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of Magnus Matto, soldier of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of Aurelius Florentinus, soldier of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of Veranius Secundus, soldier of II Parthica
Apamea, Tombstone of an unknown soldier of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of an unknown soldier	Apamea, Tombstone of Septimius Viator, soldier of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of Ulpius Vitalis, soldier of II Parthica
Apamea, Tombstone of Septimius Mucapor, soldier of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of Aelianus, soldier of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of Titus Flavius Seutes, soldier of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of Tryphon, soldier of II Parthica
Apamea, Greek tombstone	Apamea, Tombstone of Verinus Marinus, librarian of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of Valerius	Apamea, Tombstone of Claudius Urbicus, soldier of II Parthica
Apamea, Tombstone of Aurelius Tato, soldier of II Parthica	Apamea, Tombstone of Gaius Aelius Julius, soldier of II Parthica and X Gemina	Apamea, Tombstone of Vitalis, soldier of IIII Flavia Felix	Apamea, Tombstone of Valerius Macednus, soldier of IIII Flavia Felix