Romans loved abbreviations and acronyms. The inscription IMP CMQ TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG could be translated "The Emperor Caius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius, Augustus."

Romans loved abbreviations and acronyms. The inscription IMP CMQ TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG could be translated “The Emperor Caius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius, Augustus.”

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