Divus Aurelianus 14

ed. David Magie

Divus Aurelianus. . ed. David Magie. London. 1934.

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Current edition Perseus

Divus Aurelianus (Scriptores Historiae Augustae, Volume 3. Magie, David, editor. London, New York: William Heinemann, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1932.)

Notes on the current edition

Divus Aurelianus

1. Made of gold with a decoration in the form of a battlement, presented to the man who first scaled the enemy's wall.
2. Made of gold with a decoration in the form of a rampart, presented for forcing a way into a hostile camp.
3. Made of gold and adorned with the beaks of ships, presented to the man who first boarded an enemy's ship.
4. See Marc, xii. 8 and note.
5. Frequently presented as a mark of distinction (so also Prob., v. 1.)
6. See note to Gord., iv. 4.
7. Originally carried by the triumphant general on the day
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