What the Gemina equestris inscription can establish

Stephen Dando-Collins questions how much the Gemina equestris inscription can prove about Caesar's Tenth. It is the only known inscription linking those titles and dates from at least forty-two years after Caesar's death. No classical author is cited as saying that Caesar's men adopted equestris as a permanent title after riding as his escort. The location in Rome also needs explaining because the legion was based in Spain and no visit by the whole unit is recorded. A mounted detachment sent to a ceremony offers a possible alternative explanation for the wording. The inscription's meaning therefore remains part of the disputed reconstruction.