Inscription Database

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

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD024259 (Last Updates: 2014-05-21, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
Iustitia pariter ac IVSTITIA PARITER AC
pietate caelestibus adq(ue) PIETATE CAELESTIBVS ADQ
Romanae felicitatis perpe- ROMANAE FELICITATIS PERPE
tuis fundatoribus dd(ominis) nn(ostris) TVIS FVNDATORIBVS DD NN
Valentiniano et Valenti VALENTINIANO ET VALENTI
victoriosissimis principi- VICTORIOSISSIMIS PRINCIPI
bus ac totius orbis Augg(ustis) BVS AC TOTIVS ORBIS AVGG
Antonius Dracontius v(ir) c(larissimus) ANTONIVS DRACONTIVS V C
ag(ens) vic(es) praef(ectorum) praetorio per AG VIC PRAEF PRAETORIO PER
Africanas provincias ni- AFRICANAS PROVINCIAS NI
mini(!) et maiestati eorum MINI ET MAIESTATI EORVM
semper dicatissimus SEMPER DICATISSIMVS
Chronological Data:
364 AD – 367 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1929, 0005. (B)
  • IRT 472.
  • R. Bartoccini, AI 2, 1928/29, 30-49. - AE 1929. (B)
  • PLRE 1 Dracontius 3.
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 242; 329-331, Nr. 9; fig. 10.11; tav. 25 (Zeichnung).

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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:
155 cm
width:
47 cm
depth:
76 cm
letter size:
4-5 cm

Palaeography

punctuation:
hederae

Historical relevant data

geography:
present

Commentary

 
The inscription is carved over two erased earlier texts. (B): Z. 7: AE 1929: aug; Z. 10-11: Bartoccini, AE 1929: nu/mini.

People

Person 1
Name:
Valentiniano
Cognomen:
Valentinianus
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 2
Name:
Valenti
Cognomen:
Valens
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 3
Name:
Antonius Dracontius
Nomen:
Antonius
Cognomen:
Dracontius
gender:
male
Status:
senatorial order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD024259
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-21 by Bigi
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