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
Literature:
  • IRT 103; pl. 3, 2.

IIIF Manifest

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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