A Report upon the Herculaneum Manuscripts

[A soldier of the 10th Urban Cohort] and for his dedication he bequeathed to the townsmen individually four sesterces.

From some inscribed pieces of stone, it appears that, as Roman citizens, the inhabitants of Herculaneum were enrolled in some tribe at Rome itself, particularly the Menenian tribe.

Lucius Annius, son of Lucius, of the Menenian tribe,
Two-time overseer of roads, Quinquennial magistrate...
...overseer of public banquets.

It may not be improper to suggest that all the inscriptions which I have produced, or may produce, have been dug from Herculaneum, and—except for that of Julius Cæsar Capaccio—have been perused and examined by me.

Exclusive of a short interval in the Marsic (or Social) War, this city remained in tranquil subjection to Consular and Imperial Rome.