Inscription Database
Honorific inscription from Lepcis Magna – Al Khums, bei (Africa Proconsularis)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD031039
(Last Updates: 2014-05-20, Bigi)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| L(ucio) Volusio Basso Cereali | L VOLVSIO BASSO CEREALI |
| c(larissimo) v(iro) legato totius | C V LEGATO TOTIVS |
| innocentiae et | INNOCENTIAE ET |
| aequitatis et consi- | AEQVITATIS ET CONSI |
| milis moderatio- | MILIS MODERATIO |
| nis viro | NIS VIRO |
| Lepcimagnenses ex de- | LEPCIMAGNENSES EX DE |
| creto ordinis mu- | CRETO ORDINIS MV |
| nicipi et patrono perpetuo | NICIPI ET PATRONO PERPETVO |
Chronological Data:
290 AD – 294 AD
290 AD – 294 AD
Literature:
- B.E. Thomasson, Fasti Africani. Senatorische und ritterliche Amtsträger in den römischen Provinzen Nordafrikas von Augustus bis Diokletian (Stockholm 1996) 124, Nr. 78.
- IRT 544.
- AE 1982, 0925. (B)
- C. Lepelley, Les cités de l'Afrique romaine en Bas-Empire 2 (Paris 1981) 351-352 u. Anm. 74. - AE 1982.
- C. Lepelley, ZPE 43, 1981, 188-190, Nr. 4. - AE 1982.
- I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 353-355, Nr. 24; fig. 10.28; tav. 8.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
Libya
ancient find spot:
Lepcis Magna
modern find spot:
Al Khums, bei
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:
122 cm
width:
68 cm
depth:
55 cm
letter size:
4-5 cm
Palaeography
punctuation:
hederae
Historical relevant data
geography:
present
Commentary
The inscription is carved over an erased earlier text (of which traces remain). (B): AE 1982: Z. 8-9: mu/nicipi patrono. Z. 8-9: mu/nicipi et in ligature.
People
Person 1
Name:
L. Volusio Basso Cereali
Praenomen:
L.
Nomen:
Volusius
Cognomen:
Bassus Cerealis
gender:
male
Status:
senatorial order
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD031039
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-20 by Bigi
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