4) CIL 05, 05050 (Q9495)

Under the consulship of Marcus Iunius Silanus and Quintus Sulpicius Camerinus (AD 46) / , on the Ides of March (March 15) at Baiae in the imperial quarters, an edict / of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was published, which is recorded below. // (5) Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, pontifex maximus, holding the tribunician power for the sixth time (AD 46), imperator for the eleventh time, father of his country, consul designate for the fourth time, declares:Since, because of old and long pending controversies, even in the time of my uncle Tiberius Caesar, (when) he had sent (10) Pinarius Apollinaris to settle them – these controversies were only, if I remember correctly, between Comum and the Bergalei – since he (i.e. Pinarius Apollinaris) at first because of the persistent absence of my uncle and then in the rule of Caius because it was not demanded of him, had neglected to send in a report, not because of foolishness, I may add, and (since) later (15) Camurius Statutus had informed me that several fields and forest-pasturelands were within my jurisdiction, I dealt with this immediate situation by sending Iulius Planta, my friend and companion. Since he has conferred with my procurators who were either in other areas or in the immediate vicinity and since he has with the greatest care (20) investigated the matter and has held a hearing, in regard to these various matters, as they have been brought to my attention by the written report made by him, I grant him permission to decide them and to deliver verdicts.Concerning the status of the Anauni and Tulliassi and Sinduni, some of whom, an informant is said to have proved, are attributed to the (25) Tridentini, while others are not attributed, although I understand that this class of people do not have a strong case for Roman citizenship, nevertheless, since by long usage it is said they are in possession of it, and are so associated with the Tridentini that they cannot be withdrawn from them without serious (30) injury to that splendid municipality, I permit them to remain in that legal status in which they believed they were. I do this as a favour to them, indeed I do it all the more freely because many of this class of people are said to be even soldiers in my Praetorian Guard, some actually line commanders, and some few enrolled in panels at Rome to judge cases at law. (35) I do them this favour so that in regard to whatever things they have done as if they were Roman citizens, or whatever measures they have taken either among themselves or with the Tridentini or with anyone else, I may now order those things or measures to be legally binding. And the names, which they had before, acting as if they were Roman citizens; I now permit them to retain.