THE FIRST SIX CENTURIES. 353 



of time, without mention of the Calends (see n. 12) ; but I am not 

 aware of any instance at so early a period as 217. I am unable to 

 offer «ny feasible conjecture as to the letters obliterated between 

 SA and NIA. 1. 12. Scripsit AmpeUus lib. Thus, we have in 

 Orelli, n. 4692 : Lib. Scripserunt. 



50. 

 IVLIVS FELIX VALENTINIANVS • VC • ET .^ 

 EX SILENTIARIO SACRI PALATII EX COM • 

 CONSISTORII- COM • DOM • QVI VIXiV 



ANN • LXVII • MENS • IIII • D • XXV DEP • IN PACE 

 FL • EVTHARICO • CILLIGA • VC • CONS 



{In Mus. Capit. ; De Eo8si_ n. 968.) 



Julius Felix Valentinianus, Vir Clarissirmts et Spectahilis, Ex 

 iSilentiario Sacri Palatii, Ex Comite Consistorii, Comes Domesti- 

 corum, qui vixit annos LXVII, menses IV, dies XXV. Depositus 

 in pace, Flavio Eutharico Cilliga (Cillica), Viro Clarissimo, Consule. 



" Julius Felix Valentinianus, a man of the highest distinction and 

 consideration, ex-Silentiary of the Sacred Palace, ex-Count of the Con- 

 sistory, Count of the Household Troops, who lived sixty-seven years, 

 four months, twenty-five days. Buried, in peace, in the Consulship of 

 Flavins Eutharic Cillica, a most distinguished man," i.e. 519, a.d. 



1. 1. Sp. I have adopted De Eossi's certain restoration. Valen- 

 tinian was Spectahilis as Comes Lomesticorum. Other titles of honor 

 are : V • C * = Vir Glarissirmis ; V • D • = Vir Devotus, or Devo- 

 tissimus ; V * I • = Vir Illmtris ; V • P ' = Vir Perfectissimus, &c. 

 On the application of these titles according to rank or position, see 

 Booking's edition of the Ifotitia, and Gothofred's edition of the 

 Code of Justinian. It is impossible to find English adjectives that 

 satisfactorily express these grades of titular dignity or compliment. 



(6.) To a lawyer: — 51. 



FELIX VITA VIRI FELICIOR EXITVS IPSE 

 CAIANI SEMPER CRESCIT PER SAECVLA NOMEN 

 NESCIT FAMA MORI SED SEMPER VIBIT VBIQVE 

 ADVENIT HOSPES ROMANVS PRINCE PS • IN VRBEM 

 QVI FVIT HIC PRIMVM IVRIS CONSVLTOR AMICVS 

 QVIESCITINPACEMDEPOSITVS DIEM QVAR 



