NATPIS GAJA KORNELIJA S ILOVIKA I CORNELII U LIBURNIJI

Tijekom arheoloskih istraživanja na nalazistu Sicadrija na otoku Iloviku pronađena su dva ulomka nadgrobnog spomenika iskoristena kao obican građevinski materijal prilikom izgradnje ranokrscanske crkve. U tekstu koji je bilo moguce rekonstruirati s tih ulomaka nalazi se spomen pripadnika familije Kornelija. U ovom clanku se raspravlja o znacenju tog nalaza kao i o ulozi ove familije na istocnoj obali Jadrana, a osobito o njihovom utjecaju na podrucju Liburnije. Prikazani su najvažniji clanovi familije Kornelija koji su kroz duga stoljeca oblikovali povijesnu zbilju na podrucju danasnje Istre, Kvarnera i Dalmacije, ali je i uocena važnost ovog natpisa koji, kroz spomen Gaja Kornelija, visokog gradskog dužnosnika kolonije Akvileje, istice znacenje otokâ Ilovika i Sv. Petra na istocnojadranskom plovnom pravcu i ukazuje na povezanost kvarnerskog podrucja s ovim važnim rimskim gradom. // During archaeological research at the site Sicadrija on the island of Ilovik two fragments of a tombstone have been found, used as ordinary building material for the construction of the early Christian church. It has been possible to reconstruct the inscription on the tombstone from these fragments, and it mentions a member of the Cornelius family. This article discusses the significance of the find, including the role of the family on the east coast of the Adriatic, and in particular their influence in the Liburnian area. The most important members of the Cornelius family, who helped shape the historical reality of the current territories of Istria, Kvarner and Dalmatia throughout the course of many centuries, are presented here. The importance of this inscription is also discussed, which, by mentioning Gaius Cornelius, a high city official of the colony of Aquileia, stresses the significance of the islands Ilovik and St. Peter on the eastern Adriatic maritime route, and indicates a relationship of the Kvarner region with this important Roman town.