Inscription Database
Inscription from Sabratha – Şabrātah (Africa Proconsularis)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD059090
(Last Updates: 2012-06-11, Bodard)
Transcription | Majuscle |
[Fl(avi) Vivi Benedicti v(iri)] p(erfectissimi) | [ ] P |
totius integritatis modera- | TOTIVS INTEGRITATIS MODERA |
tionis iustitiae provisionis | TIONIS IVSTITIAE PROVISIONIS |
fidei benignitatis fortitudinis | FIDEI BENIGNITATIS FORTITVDINIS |
ac beneficentiae viro Fl(avio) Vivio | AC BENEFICENTIAE VIRO FL VIVIO |
Benedicto v(iro) p(erfectissimo) praesidi prov(inciae) Tripol(itanae) | BENEDICTO V P PRAESIDI PROV TRIPOL |
inter cetera beneficia sua quibus | INTER CETERA BENEFICIA SVA QVIBVS |
omnem provinciam conpendiis(!) re- | OMNEM PROVINCIAM CONPENDIIS RE |
mediis et virtutibus fovit suble- | MEDIIS ET VIRTVTIBVS FOVIT SVBLE |
vabit erexit etiam ob ea quae sibi | VABIT EREXIT ETIAM OB EA QVAE SIBI |
specialiter conlata sunt civitas | SPECIALITER CONLATA SVNT CIVITAS |
Sabrathensis exsultans quod po- | SABRATHENSIS EXSVLTANS QVOD PO |
st ruinam et abnegatum therma- | ST RVINAM ET ABNEGATVM THERMA |
rum populo exercitium citra ullius | RVM POPVLO EXERCITIVM CITRA VLLIVS |
dispendium ornamentis patriae | DISPENDIVM ORNAMENTIS PATRIAE |
revocavit ordo populusque | REVOCAVIT ORDO POPVLVSQVE |
concinentibus omnibus vo- | CONCINENTIBVS OMNIBVS VO |
tis statuam patrono pr(a)estan- | TIS STATVAM PATRONO PRESTAN |
tissimo gratanti studio | TISSIMO GRATANTI STVDIO |
conlocavit | CONLOCAVIT |
Dedicata | DEDICATA |
cons(ulum) d(ominorum) n(ostrorum) Valentis VI et Valent<in>iani II A[ug](ustorum) | CONS D N VALENTIS VI ET VALENTIANI II A[ ] |
die V Kal(endas) Aug(ustas) | DIE V KAL AVG |
Chronological Data:
301 AD – 400 AD
301 AD – 400 AD
Literature:
- IRT 103; pl. 3, 2.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
Libya
ancient find spot:
Sabratha
modern find spot:
Şabrātah
find spot:
modern region:
Az Zāwiyah
present location:
Sabratha, Basilica, bei
Type of inscription / language
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
altar
material:
Kalkstein
height:
113 cm
width:
65 cm
depth:
45 cm
letter size:
4.5-3 cm
decoration:
present
Historical relevant data
geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present
Commentary
Die Ehreninschrift(a) befindet sich auf der Vorderseite, die Datierungsangabe (b) auf der corona der rechten Nebenseite. Unter Inschrift a eradierter Text. Buchstabenhöhe bezieht sich auf Inschrift a; Inschrift b: 2 cm.
People
Person 1
Name:
Fl. Vivio Benedicto
Nomen:
Flavius* Vivius
Cognomen:
Benedictus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order
Person 2
Name:
Valentis
Cognomen:
Valens
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 3
Name:
Valent<in>iani
Cognomen:
Valentinianus
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD059090
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2012-06-11 by Bodard
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