New Inscriptions from Nikaia XXII: Roman Soldiers from Nikaia

This article presents two newly discovered funerary inscriptions from the modern districts of Göynük (Bolu Province) and Yenipazar (Bilecik Province), located in the eastern territory of Nikaia, belonging to a veteranus of Legio V Macedonica and to a possible Roman soldier. The deceased are identified as Lucius Domitius -isicus or Eisi(a)cus/ Isi(a)cus(?) and Marcus Sertorius Vitelianus. It also presents the name Kadas, which appears in the tomb inscription of M. Sertorius Vitelianus and is attested for the first time in Nikaia.

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Gephyra
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2026-10-28
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https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.2036471
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Classical Antiquity Studies
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New Inscriptions from Nikaia XXII: Roman Soldiers from Nikaia

Hüseyin Sami Öztürk
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New Inscriptions from Nikaia XXII: Roman Soldiers from Nikaia

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Abstract

This article presents two newly discovered funerary inscriptions from the modern districts of Göynük (Bolu Province) and Yenipazar (Bilecik Province), located in the eastern territory of Nikaia, belonging to a veteranus of Legio V Macedonica and to a possible Roman soldier. The deceased are identified as Lucius Domitius -isicus or Eisi(a)cus/ Isi(a)cus(?) and Marcus Sertorius Vitelianus. It also presents the name Kadas, which appears in the tomb inscription of M. Sertorius Vitelianus and is attested for the first time in Nikaia.

GephyraVol. 31
Marmara University (TR)
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