Inscription Database

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

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD059410 (Last Updates: 2014-05-23, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
Elpidii ELPIDII
 
Omnium vir- OMNIVM VIR
tutum praedi- TVTVM PRAEDI
cabili viro et su- CABILI VIRO ET SV
pra documenta PRA DOCVMENTA
bonitatis insigni BONITATIS INSIGNI
adque magnifico ADQVE MAGNIFICO
Caecilio Severo v(iro) c(larissimo) CAECILIO SEVERO V C
a(genti) v(ices) praeff(ectorum) praet(orio) A V PRAEFF PRAET
ob multiformem OB MVLTIFORMEM
iudiciorum eius in IVDICIORVM EIVS IN
se moderationem SE MODERATIONEM
ex decreto et sufra- EX DECRETO ET SVFRA
gio M[---] GIO M[ ]
 
Lepcitani publice LEPCITANI PVBLICE
Chronological Data:
301 AD – 430 AD
Literature:
  • IRT 519.
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 361-364, Nr. 28; fig. 10.32; tav. 9; fig. 10.31 (Zeichnung).

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Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Libya
ancient find spot:
Lepcis Magna
modern find spot:
Al Khums, bei
find spot:
modern region:

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
honorific inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
base
material:
Kalkstein
height:
130 cm
width:
81 cm
depth:
75 cm
letter size:
3-4 cm

Historical relevant data

geography:
present

Commentary

 
Datierung: ca. um 402. The inscription is carved over an erased earlier text.

People

Person 1
Name:
Elpidii Caecilio Severo
Praenomen:
-
Nomen:
Caecilius
Cognomen:
Severus
Supernomen:
Elpidius
gender:
male
Status:
senatorial order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD059410
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-23 by Bigi
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