Abinnaeus Flavius, Bell Harold I. The Abinnaeus Archive: Papers of a Roman Officer in the Reign of Constantius II

Clarendon Press, 1962. — 212 p.Flavius Abinnaeus is Roman commander of the cavalry (praefectus alae) in the Fayum, stationed in a fortress in Dionysias, a village in the North-West of the province from CE 342 to 351. The book is a collection of petitions, letters, accounts and lists. Of the 42 letters, 37 are addressed to Abinnaeus and one is written by him. All together, he has 26 different correspondents. Fourteen petitions are addressed to Abinnaus in his official capacity as commanding officer at Dionysias. One petition in Latin is directed to the emperors by Abinnaeus himself. Most accounts and lists register tax contributions levied from farmers by the agents of Abinnaeus.