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title: Latin Inscription from Jordan
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8506/latin-inscription-from-jordan/
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updated: 2025-01-08
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# Latin Inscription from Jordan

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Latin Inscription from Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8506.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8506.jpg)

## Image Caption

Latin inscription about an ancient [Roman fort](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Fort/) and settlement in modern-day Aqaba, southern [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/), [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Period, 293-303 CE, discovered in 2013.

It weighs about 225 kilograms and was mounted on the fort's main gate, as a tribute to the important Roman leaders of the day. Latin was the official language of the [Roman Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Empire/), which spread across Jordan from 63 BCE to 324 CE.

The text reads:

> For perpetual peace. The Emperors [Diocletian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Diocletian/) and Maximalianus and the Caesars Constantinus and Maximianus stationed in this place the Cohors II Galatarum through the foresight of Priscus, governor of the Province...Palestina.

The Arabic graffiti was added later, during the Islamic period.

The Jordan Museum, Amman.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, April 02). Latin Inscription from Jordan. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8506/latin-inscription-from-jordan/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright

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