Inscription Database

Honorific inscription from Lepcis Magna – Al Khums (Africa Proconsularis)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD018200 (Last Updates: 2014-05-21, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
(H)esperii v(iri) c(larissimi) ESPERII V C
 
Decimio (H)esperio v(iro) c(larissimo) ex procon- DECIMIO ESPERIO V C EX PROCON
sule provin(ciae) Africae iudici SVLE PROVIN AFRICAE IVDICI
sacrarum cognitionum SACRARVM COGNITIONVM
prosapiae dignitat<e=V>m <ac=ET>crescenti PROSAPIAE DIGNITATVM ETCRESCENTI
per gradus et merita gloriar(um) PER GRADVS ET MERITA GLORIAR
ob honor<e=I>m iustitiae quam OB HONORIM IVSTITIAE QVAM
causae Tripolitanorum CAVSAE TRIPOLITANORVM
deligatae(!) sacro iudici(o) DELIGATAE SACRO IVDICI
exhibuit praestanti EXHIBVIT PRAESTANTI
patro(no) Lepcimagnen- PATRO LEPCIMAGNEN
sis cliens semper ordo SIS CLIENS SEMPER ORDO
cum populo conlocavit CVM POPVLO CONLOCAVIT
Chronological Data:
378 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1954, 0201f. (B)
  • IRT 526.
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 350-353, Nr. 23; fig. 10.27.
  • PLRE 1 Hesperius 2.
  • J. Guey, REA 55, 1953, 345. - AE 1954.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Libya
ancient find spot:
Lepcis Magna
modern find spot:
Al Khums
find spot:
modern region:

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
honorific inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
base
material:
Marmor
height:
145 cm
width:
69 cm
depth:
69 cm

Historical relevant data

geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
(B): AE 1954: Z. 5: et crescenti.

People

Person 1
Name:
Esperii. Decimio Esperio.
Nomen:
Decimius
Cognomen:
Hesperius*
Supernomen:
Hesperius*
gender:
male
Status:
senatorial order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD018200
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2014-05-21 by Bigi
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