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Author: Loredana Cappelletti

CAPInv. 1102: collegium salutare familiae Valerianae

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Southern Italy with Sicily
ii. Region Campania
iii. Site Pozzuoli (anc. Puteoli)

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) collegium salutare familiae Valerianae (CIL X 1588, l. 4)
ii. Full name (transliterated) collegium salutare familiae Valerianae

III. DATE

i. Date(s) i (?) AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Cultic:salutare, see Ausbüttel 1982: 59-60.
Kinship-related:familia Valeriana, see Ausbüttel 1982: 30-1.
iii. Descriptive terms collegium
familia
Note collegium: CIL X 1588, l. 4
familia: CIL X 1588, l. 4

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) CIL X 1588 (AD i?)
Note ILS 7338
Online Resources TM 535952
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Latin funerary inscription of Theseus and Sy[...], who were members of the collegium (ex collegio salutari / familiae Valerianae). (CIL X 1588, l. 3-4).
i.c. Physical format(s) Fragmentary inscription.
ii. Source(s) provenance Found in Pozzuoli, the exact find spot is unknown.

VII. ORGANIZATION

i. Founder(s) I is possible that the name familia Valeriana (CIL X 1585, l. 8) was based on that of the founder, i.e. Valerius, see Ausbüttel 1982: 30-1.
Gender Male

IX. MEMBERSHIP

i. Number Two members attested.
ii. Gender Men
Women
Note One of the two attested members is surely a man: Theseus.
Given the familiar character of this collegium, female membership can be assumed.
iii. Age Children
Adults
Elders
Note Given the familiar character of this collegium, its mixed composition can be assumed.
iv. Status The name Theseus almost surely belonged to a foreigner, maybe a slave.
v. Relations The members of the collegium belonged to the same family, the familia Valeriana.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship Usually the term salutare indicates a religious association, see Ausbüttel 1982: 59-60; the deity worshipped remains unknown.

XII. NOTES

i. Comments According to Peterson 1919: 110 the Puteolan collegium salutare was a burial society. In view of the funerary context of the inscription, this association may well have had also funerary purposes.
iii. Bibliography Ausbüttel, F. (1982), Untersuchungen zu den Vereinen im Westen des Römischen Reiches. Frankfurt.
Peterson, R.M. (1919), The cults of Campania. Rome.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The familiar character of this collegium and its religious and/or burial purposes suggest that we are dealing with a private association.