Inscription Database

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

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD059435 (Last Updates: 2014-05-21, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
[Be]nedictii v(iri) p(erfectissimi) [ ]NEDICTII V P
 
[Ded]icata die VI(?) Idum Iuniarum dd(ominis) nn(ostris) Valente VI et [ ]ICATA DIE VI IDVM IVNIARVM DD NN VALENTE VI ET
Valentiniano II Augg(ustis) conss(ulibus) VALENTINIANO II AVGG CONSS
 
[Fl(avio)] Vivi[o Be]nedi[cto] [ ] VIVI[ ]NEDI[ ]
[v(iro) p(erfectissimo) p]raesidi pro[v(inciae) Trip(olitanae)] [ ]RAESIDI PRO[ ]
te[n]aci iustitia[e in]- TE[ ]ACI IVSTITIA[ ]
terpr{a}eti iur[is i]nno- TERPRAETI IVR[ ]NNO
centium [f]autori CENTIVM [ ]AVTORI
vindici liber[t]atis no- VINDICI LIBER[ ]ATIS NO
xiorum omniu[m] percus- XIORVM OMNIV[ ] PERCVS
sori ordo splen(didissimus) [ci]vit(atis) SORI ORDO SPLEN [ ]VIT
Lepcimag[nensium ---] LEPCIMAG[ ]
NO[---] NO[ ]
[---]PO[-]GAV[---] [ ]PO[ ]GAV[ ]
[---]DIGNETPATR[---] [ ]DIGNETPATR[ ]
Chronological Data:
6. 378 AD
Literature:
  • IRT 571.
  • AE 1954, 0201g. (B)
  • AE 1957, 0245. (B)
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una cittĂ  e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 395-397, Nr. 42; tav. 15; fig. 10.49 (Zeichnung).
  • PLRE 1 Benedictus 4.
  • J. Guey, REA 55, 1953, 345 u. 346. - AE 1954.
  • J. Reynolds, PBSR 23, 1955, 144. - AE 1957.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

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

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
honorific inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
statue base
material:
Marmor
height:
(82) cm
width:
(63) cm
letter size:
2.5-5.5 cm

Historical relevant data

geography:
present

Commentary

 
(B): AE 1954, AE 1957: abweichende Lesungen und Ergänzungen. Datierung: 8. oder 9. Juni. The inscription is carved over an erased earlier text.

People

Person 1
Name:
Valente
Nomen:
-
Cognomen:
Valens
Supernomen:
-
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 2
Name:
Valentiniano
Cognomen:
Valentinianus
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 3
Name:
[Be]nedictii [Fl.] Vivi[o Be]nedi[cto]
Nomen:
Flavius+* Vivius+
Cognomen:
Benedictus+
Supernomen:
Benedictus+
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD059435
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-21 by Bigi
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