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Honorific inscription from Lepcis Magna – Al Khums (Africa Proconsularis)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD059369 (Last Updates: 2014-05-21, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
Iustitia pariter ac IVSTITIA PARITER AC
pietate caelestibus ad- PIETATE CAELESTIBVS AD
que Romanae felicitatis QVE ROMANAE FELICITATIS
perpetuis fundatorib(us) dd(ominis) PERPETVIS FVNDATORIB DD
nn(ostris) Valentiniano et Valen- NN VALENTINIANO ET VALEN
ti victoriosissimis prin- TI VICTORIOSISSIMIS PRIN
cipibus ac totius orbis CIPIBVS AC TOTIVS ORBIS
Augg(ustis) Antonius Dracon- AVGG ANTONIVS DRACON
tius v(ir) c(larissimus) ag(ens) vic(es) praef(ectorum) praeto- TIVS V C AG VIC PRAEF PRAETO
rio per Africanas provin- RIO PER AFRICANAS PROVIN
cias numini et maiestati- CIAS NVMINI ET MAIESTATI
eorum semper dicatissi- EORVM SEMPER DICATISSI
mus MVS
Chronological Data:
364 AD – 367 AD
Literature:
  • IRT 473.
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 331 u. 332, Nr. 10; fig. 8.12 u. fig. 10.12.
  • PLRE 1 Dracontius 3.
    IIIF Manifest

    Find circumstances / present location

    province:
    Africa Proconsularis
    country:
    Libya
    ancient find spot:
    Lepcis Magna
    modern find spot:
    Al Khums
    find spot:
    Forum Severianum, Nordseite
    modern region:

    Type of inscription / language

    type of inscription:
    honorific inscription
    language:
    Latin

    Type of monument

    type of monument:
    statue base
    material:
    Marmor
    height:
    140 cm
    width:
    75 cm
    depth:
    62 cm
    letter size:
    4.5 cm

    Historical relevant data

    geography:
    present

    Commentary

     
    The inscription is carved over one or probably two erased earlier texts.

    People

    Person 1
    Name:
    Valentiniano
    Cognomen:
    Valentinianus
    gender:
    male
    Status:
    emperor / imperial household
    Person 2
    Name:
    Valenti
    Cognomen:
    Valens
    gender:
    male
    Status:
    emperor / imperial household
    Person 3
    Name:
    Antonius Dracontius
    Nomen:
    Antonius
    Cognomen:
    Dracontius
    gender:
    male
    Status:
    senatorial order

    General Data

    HD-Nr:
    HD059369
    Work Status:
    checked through autopsy
    Last Update:
    2014-05-21 by Bigi
    See Also:
    Trismegistos
    Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby
    UOXF
    Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania

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