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be found alfo as a proper name in Gruter , yet more 
ufually fignifies a 'veteran foldier. And therefore, as 
the inverted o, which comes after it, is the common 
character for centvrio, a military officer in the Ro- 
man infantry, who commanded a hundred men ; it 
may poffibly be doubted, whether by emeritus cen - 
turio might not here be meant a Juperannuated cap- 
tain. Befides, it is well known, that the word centurio 
in other inferiptions is generally followed by the name 
of the legion or cohort, to which that officer be- 
longed ; which is here wanting. And in Gruter'% 
collection mention is made of one Sergius Terentius f 
Sergii jilius, Aemilianus , centurio emeritus (i). But 
however, as in Gruter not only the word emeritus 
is put after centurio , but the perfon has likewife the 
cognomen of Aemilianus^ I am inclined to think Eme- 
ritus was the cognomen of this Cams Sever ius, and 
that the legion or cohort might be omited for want 
of room to infert it on the done. 
y. The fingle imperfeCt word in the lad line is 
neither by far fo large, nor fo deeply cut, as the red 
of the inscription ; which, I prefume, was occadoned 
alfo meerly for want of room. In all the copies I 
have feen, it is writen peg. and Mr. Hoare tells me, 
that the lad letter is certainly a g. However I can- 
not much doubt, but it was dedgned for an abbrevi- 
ation of the word pecvnia, and had once the pro- 
noun sva before it. For nothing was more com- 
mon in public benefactions, than for the perfons, 
who bore the expence of them, to exprefs it by the 
words 
( i ) P a g' DLXiu. num. 4. 
