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
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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