Inscription Database

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

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD025560 (Last Updates: 2014-05-21, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
Petasii PETASII
 
Eximiae integritatis et EXIMIAE INTEGRITATIS ET
inconparabilis prudentiae INCONPARABILIS PRVDENTIAE
ac totius bonitatis viro AC TOTIVS BONITATIS VIRO
Fl(avio) Petasio v(iro) p(erfectissimo) ex praesidibus FL PETASIO V P EX PRAESIDIBVS
provinciae Tripolitanae PROVINCIAE TRIPOLITANAE
ordo splendidissimae ORDO SPLENDIDISSIMAE
civitatis Lepcimagnensis CIVITATIS LEPCIMAGNENSIS
decreto suo et populi DECRETO SVO ET POPVLI
sufragiis memor me- SVFRAGIIS MEMOR ME
ritorum in se ab eius prae- RITORVM IN SE AB EIVS PRAE
stantia conlatorum STANTIA CONLATORVM
statuam in foro novo Seve- STATVAM IN FORO NOVO SEVE
riano ad perpetuitatis memo- RIANO AD PERPETVITATIS MEMO
riam patrono dignissimo RIAM PATRONO DIGNISSIMO
 
posuit POSVIT
Chronological Data:
331 AD – 360 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1930, 0002.
  • IRT 566.
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 383-385, Nr. 37; fig. 10.43; tav. 12.
  • PLRE 1 Petasius.
  • G. Guidi, AI 7, 1928/29, 241; fig. 5. AE 1930.

IIIF Manifest

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:
131 cm
width:
74 cm
depth:
73 cm
letter size:
2.5-5 cm

Historical relevant data

geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
Interpunktion: Palmette. Base used three times: IRT 566 is carved over the first erased text; another erased text on the left side.

People

Person 1
Name:
Petasii Fl. Petasio
Nomen:
Flavius*
Cognomen:
Petasius
Supernomen:
Petasius
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD025560
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-21 by Bigi
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