The possibility that Lucius Artorius Castus was the inspiration for the figure of Arthur in medieval European literature was first suggested by Kemp Malone in 1924 and has recently been championed by authors C. Scott Littleton and Linda Malcor (who was a research consultant for the 2004 movie King Arthurand on whose hypotheses regarding Artorius the screenplay was based). believe that Castus's expedition took place). [citation needed], Centurion and Primus Pilus of Legio V Macedonica. The last line is complete, with VVS standing for VIVVS, and that the VI is a number that belongs where it was placed: after gladi. CIL XV (Inscriptiones urbis Romae Latinae: instrumentum domesticum, Mommsen, Theodor (ed. In short, there were multiple armed men causing troubles all over Britannia, and the Latin for "armed men" in the accusative form is ARMATOS. Jackson, Thomas Graham, Dalmatia, the Quarnero and Istria, Volume 2, Oxford, 1887, pp. Ciro Santoro, "Per la nuova iscrizione messapica di Oria", La Zagaglia, A. VII, n. 27, 1965, P. 271-293. Castus--a "Lucius"--was likely behind a Marcus and a Gaius/Caius, given the naming practices for the Artorii. For example, Lucius Artorius Castus was not contemporaneous with the Saxon invasions of Britain in the 5th century CE which gave rise to the Arthurian legends, and some of the earliest written references to Arthur are of him fighting against the Saxons. It was a part of the powerful Roman army that broke the Second Revolt of Judea in 135. Loriot is simply wrong when he asserts that procuratores ius gladii must date to the third century since the rank is amply attested prior to the reign of Septimius Severus and the last mention of jus gladii is in 227 CE. Split : Književni krug Split, 2014, pp. Al wat bekend is over Castus is afkomstig van inscripties in een graftombe (), gevonden in … J. D. Boulton, "Classic Knighthood as Nobiliary Dignity", in: Stephen Church, Ruth Harvey (ed. Although the inscriptions cannot be precisely dated, Castus probably served in the Roman army some time between the mid-late 2nd century AD[7] or early to mid-3rd century AD.[8][9]. 41–100. Heinrich Dressel,"Signacula Aenea"), #8090, p. 1002. ***Birley does not translate the final phrase, [...ex te]st(amento), which (if correct) should be rendered "...according to the terms of (his) will"[14]. Pflaum, H.-G. Les Carrières procuratoriennes équestres sous le Haut-Empire romain, 3 vols. Split : Književni krug Split, 2014, pp. Since texts such as Homer and Vergil were used to teach Greek and Latin (Nagel 1979:354), Castus had a working knowledge of the classical mythology behind the religions of his day as well. The strongest link between them may be the extended family or clan name Artorius which may have developed into the personal name Arthur, but this does not necessarily mean Lucius Artorius Castus himself inspired the legends. Lucius Artorius Castus is the real name of the character Askeladd in the manga Vinland Saga, who is descended from Arthur himself. They acted as third-in-command to the legionary commander, the Legatus legionis, and senior tribune and could assume command in their absence. The legio V Macedonica was based in Roman Dacia throughout the 2nd century and through most of the 3rd – the unit took part in battles against the Marcomanni, Sarmatians and Quadi. Photo with permission taken from Pointers, free personal travel guide and website for the promotion of tourism … Lucius Artorius Castus (fl. During battle, Camp Prefects normally remained at their unit's base with the reserve troops, so it is unlikely that LAC fought while in Britain. ), Lucius Artorius Castus and the King Arthur Legend: Proceedings of the International Scholarly Conference from 30th of March to 2nd of April 2012, Cambi, Nenad; Matthews, John (eds.). In fact, the rendered expansion will be Lucii Artorii Casti which means: (It belongs to) Lucius Artorius Castus. Jh. Green, Thomas (Caitlin), Arthuriana: Early Arthurian Tradition and the Origins of the Legend, Lulu, 2009, pp. Although Artorius was not contemporaneous with the Saxon invasions of Britain in the 5th century, it is possible, albeit remotely (gi… A member of the gens Artorius (possibly of Messapic[1][2][3] or Etruscan origin[4][5][6]), he has L(ucius) Artorius | Castus p(rimus) p(ilus) | leg(ionis) V Ma[c(edonicae)] pr|aefec[t]us leg(ionis) | VI Victric(is)|[...], Translated: 249–255, Keppie, Lawrence, The Making of the Roman Army: from Republic to Empire, University of Oklahoma Press, 1998, pp. V Macedonica, also the primus pilus of the same, praepositus of the classis Misenensis, twice the praefect of the leg. See actions taken by the people who 8513; no. Traditionally linked in Welsh literature and genealogies to the British nobility of Cornwall. 309–334, Birley, Anthony, The Roman Government of Britain, Oxford, 2005, p. 355, Breeze, David John, Dobson, Brian, Roman Officers and Frontiers, Franz Steiner Verlag, 1993, p. 180. Higham, Nicholas J., King Arthur: The Making of the Legend, Yale University Press, 2018, pp. 16, I-III" di Ostuni ed nomi in Art-, Ricerche e Studi, Volume 12, 1979, p. 45-60, Wilhelm Schulze, Zur Geschichte lateinischer Eigennamen (Volume 5, Issue 2 of Abhandlungen der Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, Philologisch-Historische Klasse, Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften Göttingen Philologisch-Historische Klasse), 2nd Edition, Weidmann, 1966, p. 72, pp. The evidence for this reading lies in the widespread unrest in Britannia. From the middle of the 2nd century until at least the early 3rd century the legio VI Ferrata was stationed in Judea. Er war ein Mitglied der gens Artoria und wird für einen möglichen Kandidaten für die historische Basis von König Arthur gehalten. Some legionaries tried to make a certain "Priscus" (likely Titus Caunius Priscus) emperor. The possibility, however unlikely or remote, is nonetheless real that he was remembered in local tales that grew in the retelling. Lucius Artorius Castus. VI Victrix, the Dux of the three British legions against armed men, the procurator centenarius of the province of Liburniae with 'ius gladi' six times, he himself while alive built this for himself and his family. 85–86, Malcor, Linda, "Lucius Artorius Castus, Part 1: An Officer and an Equestrian" Heroic Age, 1, 1999, Malcor, Linda, "Lucius Artorius Castus, Part 2: The Battles in Britain" Heroic Age 2, 1999, Malone, Kemp, "Artorius," Modern Philology 23 (1924–1925): 367–74, Medini, Julian, Provincija Liburnija, Diadora, v. 9, 1980, pp. Paris, Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner, 1960, pp. Cambi, Miletić, and Glavičić all accept the reading (adversus) Armenios, "against the Armenians" (with Cambi offering Armorios [an abbreviation of Armoric[an]os] as an alternate possibility); Miletić places the expedition against the Armenians during emperor Lucius Verus's Parthian war of 161–166 AD.[41][42][43]. LAC later oversaw an expedition of troops with some sort of British connection, either to Gaul or Armenia. The Legio VI Victrix was based in Britain from c. 122 AD onward, though their history during the 3rd century AD is rather hazy. Lucius lived in … [45][46] 29–40. "The Dux Ripae at Dura", Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, Vol. This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject.If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.To use this banner, please see the full instructions. The suffixes -inus, -enus, -anus, -ianus, and -unus indicate origin or possession. The Caledonii raided south of Hadrian's Wall, destroying almost half of the VI Victrix. From the early 2nd century onward the legio II Adiutrix were based at Aquincum (modern Budapest) and took part in several notable campaigns against the Parthians, Marcomanni, Quadi and, in the mid-3rd century, the Sassanid empire. Lucius Artorius Castus (fl. 72, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1941, p. 163. Furthermore, in linguistics we have the dissimilation process (L↔R, N↔M).In our case, because of the dissimilation of Latin terms, BRITAN(N)ICINUS becomes BRITAN(N)ICIMUS>BRITAN(N)ICIMIUS nominative of the word BRITAN(N)ICIMIARUM in the inscription.[38]. The doubled "g” in LEGG indicates a plural, as opposed to PRAEFF. No definitive proof, however, has yet been established that Lucius Artorius Castus was the "real" King Arthur. 37-38. The sarcophagus inscription, which was broken into two pieces at some point prior to the 19th century and set into the wall of the Church of St Martin in Podstrana Croatia, reads (note that "7" is a rendering of the symbol used by scribes to represent the word centurio; ligatured letters are indicated with underlines): Manfred Clauss of the Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss-Slaby (EDCS), following the readings and expansions provided in CIL 03, 01919; CIL 03, 08513; CIL 03, 12813; Dessau 2770; IDRE-02, 303, expands the text as: Hans-Georg Pflaum offered[10] a slightly different expansion: Linda A. Malcor and her colleagues offered[12] a different expansion: "To the Spirits of the Departed, Lucius Artorius Castus, for himself, the centurion of the leg. He held the rank of centurion in this legion – most Roman soldiers only achieved the rank of centurion after about 15–20 years of service, but it was not unknown for some politically connected civilians of the equestrian class to be directly commissioned as centurions upon entering the Army, though these equestrian centurions (known as "ex equite Romano") were in the minority. Moreover, the Liburnian area was organized as procuratorial province in 184-185 until the end of the second century or the beginning of the third. 2K likes. Hübner, Emil, "Exercitus Britannicus", Hermes XVI, 1881, p. 521ff. Este artigo sobre uma pessoa é um esboço relacionado ao Projeto Biografias.. "against the Armenians", since no other national or tribal name beginning with the letters *Arme- is known from this time period.[29]. 2nd century AD) was a Roman military commander. What little is known of Lucius Artorius Castus comes from inscriptions on fragments of a sarcophagus, and a memorial plaque, found in Podstrana, on the Dalmatian coast in Croatia. Lucius Artorius Castus, Primus Pilus of the legion V Macedonica, Prefect of the Legion VI Victrix [....]. In 175 when Castus was primus pilus of V Macedonica the Iazyges made a treaty with Marcus Aurelius that gave the Romans 8,000 of their heavy cavalry, "5,500 of whom were sent to Britannia". Malone, Kemp. [20] Men who had achieved this title were normally 50–60 years old and had been in the army most of their lives, working their way up through the lower ranks and the centurionate until they reached Primus Pilus[21] (the rank seems to have been held exclusively by primipilares[22] ). VI Ferrata, also the centurion of the leg. 166–7, Kennedy, David, "The 'ala I' and 'cohors I Britannica'", Britannia, Vol. ), Lucius Artorius Castus and the King Arthur Legend: Proceedings of the International Scholarly Conference from 30 March to 2 April 2012 / Cambi, Nenad; Matthews, John (eds.). 24-26. Lucius Artorius Castus. Helsinki 1987, p. 68, Herbig, Gust., "Falisca", Glotta, Band II, Göttingen, 1910, p. 98. The legio V Macedonica after 185 CE was called Pia Fidelis or Pia Constans (shortened as P.F. Goldsworthy, Adrian Keith, The Roman army at war: 100 BC-AD 200, Oxford University Press, 1998, Haverfield, Francis, The Romanization of Roman Britain, Oxford, 1912, p. 65. This would be in agreement with native Welsh tradition regarding Arthur, although his activities are placed many decades earlier than the medieval sources assign to him. 328–9, Linda A. Malcor's 1999 article about Lucius Artorius Castus in, This page was last edited on 15 October 2020, at 02:07. A member of the gens Artoria (possibly of Messapic or Etruscan origin ), he has been suggested as a potential historical basis for King Arthur. For instance, a dux legionis was an underling who commanded a legion, and a dux vexillatio commanded a large detachment (vexillation) of troops (Fraccaro and Ermini 1932). Lucius Artorius Castus as King Arthur in modern entertainment. 49–102, Webster, Graham, The Roman Imperial Army of the first and second centuries A.D., University of Oklahoma Press, edition 3, 1998, pp. Name Artorius = LAC's family name, his nomen gentile. "Artorius," Modern Philology 22 (1924) pp. II Adiutrix, also the centurion of the leg. See actions taken by the people who He became procurator centenarius (governor) of Liburnia, a part of Roman Dalmatia, today's Croatia. ), Lucius Artorius Castus and the King Arthur Legend: Proceedings of the International Scholarly Conference from 30 March to 2 April 2012 / Cambi, Nenad; Matthews, John (eds.). Castus was appointed procurator centenarius of the province of Liburnia with ius gladii, the power to put anyone, even Senators, to death. A member of the gens Artoria (possibly of Messapic or Etruscan origin), he has been suggested as a potential historical basis for King Arthur. Although he probably achieved a significant amount of fame in his own lifetime, Castus would likely have faded forever into the dark corners of history if not for his name. Split : Književni krug Split, 2014, pp. [16] We cannot tell whether or not Castus had a lengthy career as a legionary soldier before attaining the centurionate, or whether he was directly commissioned at this rank, as the vast majority of career centurions' inscriptions do not mention any ranks that they might have held below the centurionate. Lucius Artorius Castus est le nom d'un chevalier romain, dux qui quitta l' île de Bretagne avec une armée de légionnaires bretons pour marcher sur l' Armorique et y étouffer un soulèvement. 261, 264. **Birley follows Pflaum's expansion of the text where [duaru]m "of two" is reinstated before Britanicimiarum. Lucius Artorius Castus (fl. 111–130. No dates are given in either inscription, making it difficult to offer a precise date for them, no less Lucius Artorius Castus's floruit. Since the rank of praepositus classis did not exist before the year 170 CE and Castus's term as praepositus was followed by three or four (he was twice praefect) posts, at least ten years more, his career could not have ended until after 180 CE, due to the restriction of the ranks of praepositus classis and dux for Senators during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, nor could it have lasted until the reign of Alexander Severus because of the explicit mention of ius gladii, which was no longer necessary, and, therefore, fell out of use, after Constitutio Antoniniana of 212 CE. And Castus was an Equestrian. The unit was removed briefly to Lugdunum (Lyons) in 196 AD by Clodius Albinus, during his doomed revolt against the emperor Severus, but returned to York after the revolt was quelled – and the unit suffered a significant defeat – in 197 AD. 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