Inscription Database

Honorific inscription from Carthago Nova – Cartagena (Hispania citerior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD037899 (Last Updates: 2005-08-09, Garcia)

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Quisquis ardua turrium miraris culmina vestibulumq(ue) urbis duplici porta firmatum QVISQVIS ARDVA TVRRIVM MIRARIS CVLMINA VESTIBVLVMQ VRBIS DVPLICI PORTA FIRMATVM
dextra levaq(ue) binos porticos arcos DEXTRA LEVAQ BINOS PORTICOS ARCOS
quibus superum ponitur camera curia convexaq(ue) QVIBVS SVPERVM PONITVR CAMERA CVRIA CONVEXAQ
Comenciolus sic haec iussit patricius COMENCIOLVS SIC HAEC IVSSIT PATRICIVS
missus a Mauricio Aug(usto) contra hostes barbaros MISSVS A MAVRICIO AVG CONTRA HOSTES BARBAROS
magnus virtute magister mil(itum) Spaniae MAGNVS VIRTVTE MAGISTER MIL SPANIAE
sic semper Hispania tali rectore laetetur SIC SEMPER HISPANIA TALI RECTORE LAETETVR
dum poli rotantur dumq(ue) sol circuit orbem DVM POLI ROTANTVR DVMQ SOL CIRCVIT ORBEM
ann(o) VIII Aug(usti) ind(ictione) VIII ANN VIII AVG IND VIII
Chronological Data:
589 AD – 590 AD
Literature:
  • J.M. Abascal Palazón - S.F. Ramallo Asensio, La ciudad de Carthago Nova: la documentación epigráfica (Murcia 1997) 447-450, Nr. 208; lám. 181.
  • CIL 02, 03420.
  • IHC 176.
  • IHC 176 add. p. 75.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Spain
ancient find spot:
Carthago Nova
modern find spot:
Cartagena
find spot:
modern region:
present location:
Cartagena, Mus. Arq. Mun.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
honorific inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
height:
50 cm
width:
139 cm
depth:
21 cm
letter size:
3.5-4 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
Judaism / Christianity
military:
present
geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
Datierung: ann. VIII Aug. ind.: zwischen 1. Sept. 589 und 13. Aug. 590.

People

Person 1
Name:
Comenciolus
Cognomen:
Comenciolus
Status:
senatorial order
Person 2
Name:
Mauricio
Cognomen:
Mauricius
Status:
emperor / imperial household
External IDs:

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD037899
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2005-08-09 by Garcia
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