Inscription Database

Building/dedicatory inscription from Lambaesis – Tazoult-Lambèse (Numidia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD031390 (Last Updates: 2001-11-26, Feraudi)

Transcription Majuscle
P(ublius) Caelius P CAELIVS
Optatus OPTATVS
leg(atus) Aug(usti) pr(o) LEG AVG PR
pr(aetore) leg(ionis) III PR LEG III
Aug(ustae) resti- AVG RESTI
tui iussit TVI IVSSIT
Chronological Data:
166 AD
Literature:
  • B.E. Thomasson, Fasti Africani. Senatorische und ritterliche Amtsträger in den römischen Provinzen Nordafrikas von Augustus bis Diokletian (Stockholm 1996) 156, Nr. 35b.
  • CIL 08, 02736.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Algeria
ancient find spot:
Lambaesis
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Batna

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
building/dedicatory inscription
language:
Latin

Historical relevant data

military:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
P. Caelius Optatus
Praenomen:
P.
Nomen:
Caelius
Cognomen:
Optatus
Status:
senatorial order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD031390
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2001-11-26 by Feraudi
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