Inscription Database
Honorific inscription from Lepcis Magna – Al Khums (Africa Proconsularis)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD019674
(Last Updates: 2014-05-21, Bigi)
Transcription | Majuscle |
Nilii Nili[i] | NILII NILI[ ] |
vigiliis atque consilio domi forisque prae- | VIGILIIS ATQVE CONSILIO DOMI FORISQVE PRAE |
stanti integritate praecipuo iustitia et iu- | STANTI INTEGRITATE PRAECIPVO IVSTITIA ET IV |
diciorum moderatione perpenso instaura- | DICIORVM MODERATIONE PERPENSO INSTAVRA |
tori moenium publicorum ordinis ci(vi)umque om- | TORI MOENIVM PVBLICORVM ORDINIS CIVMQVE OM |
nium salutis providentissimo custodi verita- | NIVM SALVTIS PROVIDENTISSIMO CVSTODI VERITA |
tis honestatis et fidei amicissimo | TIS HONESTATIS ET FIDEI AMICISSIMO |
Flavio Archontio Nilo v(iro) p(erfectissimo) comiti et praesidi | FLAVIO ARCHONTIO NILO V P COMITI ET PRAESIDI |
prov(inciae) Trip(olitanae) patrono optimo ob infinita eius be- | PROV TRIP PATRONO OPTIMO OB INFINITA EIVS BE |
neficia quibus vel separatim vel cum omni pro- | NEFICIA QVIBVS VEL SEPARATIM VEL CVM OMNI PRO |
vincia sublevati ac recreati Lepcimagnenses | VINCIA SVBLEVATI AC RECREATI LEPCIMAGNENSES |
gratulamur uno consensu ordinis viri | GRATVLAMVR VNO CONSENSV ORDINIS VIRI |
secundam statuam decreverunt eamque | SECVNDAM STATVAM DECREVERVNT EAMQVE |
propter praecipuum eius meritum singu- | PROPTER PRAECIPVVM EIVS MERITVM SINGV |
laremque praestantiam in Severiano | LAREMQVE PRAESTANTIAM IN SEVERIANO |
foro ad sempiternam posteritatis me- | FORO AD SEMPITERNAM POSTERITATIS ME |
moriam constituendam curaverunt | MORIAM CONSTITVENDAM CVRAVERVNT |
Flavianii v(iri) c(larissimi) | FLAVIANII V C |
Nicomacho Flaviano agentis(!) | NICOMACHO FLAVIANO AGENTIS |
tunc vicem praefectorum prae- | TVNC VICEM PRAEFECTORVM PRAE |
torio per Africanas provincias | TORIO PER AFRICANAS PROVINCIAS |
pubescente Romani nominis glo- | PVBESCENTE ROMANI NOMINIS GLO |
ria et vigente fortuna | RIA ET VIGENTE FORTVNA |
dominorum principumq(ue) nostrorum | DOMINORVM PRINCIPVMQ NOSTRORVM |
Valentis Gratiani et Valentiniani | VALENTIS GRATIANI ET VALENTINIANI |
perpetuorum semper Auggg(ustorum) et ubiq(ue) | PERPETVORVM SEMPER AVGGG ET VBIQ |
vincentium Lepcimagnensis | VINCENTIVM LEPCIMAGNENSIS |
fidelis et innocens ordo cum po- | FIDELIS ET INNOCENS ORDO CVM PO |
pulo pr(a)estantissimo patrono | PVLO PRESTANTISSIMO PATRONO |
votis omnibus conlocavit | VOTIS OMNIBVS CONLOCAVIT |
Chronological Data:
355 AD – 378 AD
355 AD – 378 AD
Literature:
- AE 1948, 0006a.
- AE 1952, p. 56 s. n. 173.
- IRT 562.
- AE 1950, 0188. (B)
- AE 1951, p. 70 s. n. 240.
- IRT 475.
- I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 358-360, Nr. 27; 389-391, Nr. 40; fig. 10.27; fig. 10.47 u. fig. 10.48; tav. 9.
- PLRE 1 Nilus 1.
- PLRE 1 Flavianus 15.
- J. Guey, REA 53, 1951, 248-252. - AE 1952.
- S. Aurigemma, AI 7, 1940, 135-137; fig. 1. - AE 1948.
- J. Guey, REA 52, 1950, 77-89. - AE 1950; AE 1951.
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:
115 cm
width:
80 cm
depth:
80 cm
letter size:
2-4 cm
Palaeography
punctuation:
hederae
Historical relevant data
geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present
Commentary
(B): AE 1950: Z. 12: praestantissimo. Buchstabenhöhe: IRT 562: 2-4; IRT 475: 3-3.5. Datierung: IRT 562: 355-361 n. Chr.; IRT 475: 378 n. Chr. Interpunktion: IRT 562: hedera und Palmette. IRT 562 is carved over an erased previous text and IRT 475 on the opposite side. Inschriftträger: column pedestal reused as statue base.
People
Person 1
Name:
Nilii Nilii Flavio Archontio Nilo
Nomen:
Flavius
Cognomen:
Archontius Nilus
Supernomen:
Nilus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order
Person 2
Name:
Flaviani Nicomacho Flaviano
Nomen:
Nicomachus
Cognomen:
Flavianus
Supernomen:
Flavianus
gender:
male
Status:
senatorial order
Person 3
Name:
Valentis
Cognomen:
Valens
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 4
Name:
Gratiani
Cognomen:
Gratianus
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
External IDs:
Person 5
Name:
Valentiniani
Cognomen:
Valentinianus
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD019674
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-21 by Bigi
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