The Cognomen and Identity of the Largest Landowner in the Hermopolite Fiscal Register (P. Stras. X 901- 903)

Ismail, Hanan

doi:10.21608/bcps.2023.331354

The Cognomen and Identity of the Largest Landowner in the Hermopolite Fiscal Register (P. Stras. X 901- 903)

Document Type : Original Article

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Hanan Ismail

Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University, Egypt

10.21608/bcps.2023.331354

Abstract

This article studies a full name, Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιο(ς) Ἀπολ( ), associated with the abridged cognomen Ἀπο^λ. This name is associated with the landowner who had the largest holdings recorded in the Hermopolite fiscal register (AD 98–101), which is full of gaps and missing lines. The first appearance of this personal name has been dated to P. Stras. X 902 8 2 (AD 100/101). My research encompasses all of the personal names that appear in the abridged form Ἀπο^λ accompanied by the personal name Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος, in papyri, ostraca, and inscriptions. I suggest one cognomen, based on the Hermopolite fiscal register and other evidence.

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