Inscription Database
Building/dedicatory inscription from Lepcis Magna – Al Khums (Africa Proconsularis)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD026977
(Last Updates: 2014-05-20, Bigi)
Transcription | Majuscle |
Cum basilica vetus ex maxima parte ruina esset deformata | CVM BASILICA VETVS EX MAXIMA PARTE RVINA ESSET DEFORMATA |
conlabsu(!) ac spatio sui breviass[et ar]eam forensem [--] | CONLABSV AC SPATIO SVI BREVIASS[ ]EAM FORENSEM [ ] |
[---] divino icta conflagrarat incendio adq(ue) is locus saecul[o] | [ ] DIVINO ICTA CONFLAGRARAT INCENDIO ADQ IS LOCVS SAECVL[ ] |
fortunatissimo meliora deposceret tantae stragis labe subl[a]- | FORTVNATISSIMO MELIORA DEPOSCERET TANTAE STRAGIS LABE SVBL[ ] |
ta tripertita porticus magnitudine sui ac Troadensium columna- | TA TRIPERTITA PORTICVS MAGNITVDINE SVI AC TROADENSIVM COLVMNA |
rum adornata operis provincialium ac sum(p)tu publico disponen(te) | RVM ADORNATA OPERIS PROVINCIALIVM AC SVMTV PVBLICO DISPONEN |
[La]enatio Romulo v(iro) p(erfectissimo) rectore provinciae intra anni spatium per- | [ ]ENATIO ROMVLO V P RECTORE PROVINCIAE INTRA ANNI SPATIVM PER |
fecta ac dedicata est adq(ue) ad sempiternam memoriam statuam | FECTA AC DEDICATA EST ADQ AD SEMPITERNAM MEMORIAM STATVAM |
marmoream suo numine radiantem domino nostro | MARMOREAM SVO NVMINE RADIANTEM DOMINO NOSTRO |
Constantino maximo victori semper Aug(usto) idem v(ir) p(erfectissimus) dicata mente | CONSTANTINO MAXIMO VICTORI SEMPER AVG IDEM V P DICATA MENTE |
constituit curante Cl(audio) Aurel(io) Generoso v(iro) e(gregio) cur(atore) r(ei) p(ublicae) et splendidissimo | CONSTITVIT CVRANTE CL AVREL GENEROSO V E CVR R P ET SPLENDIDISSIMO |
ordine coloniae Lepcimagnensium | ORDINE COLONIAE LEPCIMAGNENSIVM |
Chronological Data:
324 AD – 326 AD
324 AD – 326 AD
Literature:
- AE 1934, 0172.
- AE 1948, 0037. (B)
- IRT 467.
- I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 451-456, Nr. 71; tav. 20; fig. 10.81 (Zeichnung).
- R. Bartoccini, RAC 8, 1931, 34-39; fig. 8. - AE 1934.
- S. Aurigemma, RPAA 15, 1939, 109-123. - AE 1948.
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:
building/dedicatory inscription
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
base
material:
Marmor
height:
146 cm
width:
119 cm
depth:
119 cm
letter size:
3-5 cm
Palaeography
punctuation:
hederae
Historical relevant data
geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present
Commentary
Inschriftträger: column pedestal reused as statue base. Interpunktion: Palmette u. hedera. (B): AE 1948: Z. 1-7: abweichende Ergänzungen; Z. 3: [iaculo] divino.
People
Person 1
Name:
[La]enatio Romulo
Nomen:
Laenatius+
Cognomen:
Romulus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order
Person 2
Name:
Constantino
Cognomen:
Constantinus
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 3
Name:
Cl. Aurel. Generoso
Nomen:
Claudius* Aurelius*
Cognomen:
Generosus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD026977
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-20 by Bigi
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