Inscription Database
Honorific inscription from Lepcis Magna – Al Khums (Africa Proconsularis)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD024253
(Last Updates: 2014-05-21, Bigi)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| Heraclii | HERACLII |
| Benignissimo viro princi- | BENIGNISSIMO VIRO PRINCI |
| pali prudentissimo et integ<e=I>rr(imo) | PALI PRVDENTISSIMO ET INTEGIRR |
| T(ito) Fl(avio) Frontino Heraclio v(iro) p(erfectissimo) au- | T FL FRONTINO HERACLIO V P AV |
| guri sacerdoti Lauren(tium) Labinat(i)um(!) | GVRI SACERDOTI LAVREN LABINATVM |
| IIviro ob diversarum volup- | IIVIRO OB DIVERSARVM VOLVP |
| tatum exhibitiones adque | TATVM EXHIBITIONES ADQVE |
| admirabilem ludorum | ADMIRABILEM LVDORVM |
| editionem amoremque | EDITIONEM AMOREMQVE |
| incomparabilem in pa- | INCOMPARABILEM IN PA |
| triam et cives suos sufra- | TRIAM ET CIVES SVOS SVFRA |
| gio quietissimi populi | GIO QVIETISSIMI POPVLI |
| et decreto splendidis- | ET DECRETO SPLENDIDIS |
| simi ordinis | SIMI ORDINIS |
Chronological Data:
301 AD – 350 AD
301 AD – 350 AD
Literature:
- AE 1929, 0002. (B)
- IRT 564.
- I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 416-420, Nr. 54; fig. 10.61; tav. 17.
- R. Bartoccini, AI 2, 1928/29, 48. - AE 1929.
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:
157 cm
width:
76 cm
depth:
90 cm
letter size:
3-3.5 cm
Historical relevant data
religion:
cult functions, pagan
social / economic / legal history:
present
Commentary
(B) AE 1929: Z. 3: integerr(imo); Z. 5: sacerdoti. The inscription is carved over an erased earlier text; a second erased text is on the right side. Datierung: spätkonstantinische Zeit.
People
Person 1
Name:
Heraclii T. Fl. Frontino Heraclio
Praenomen:
T.
Nomen:
Flavius*
Cognomen:
Frontinus Heraclius
Supernomen:
Heraclius
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD024253
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-21 by Bigi
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