Inscription Database

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

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD059439 (Last Updates: 2015-12-10, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
Amelii AMELII
 
Multiplici laborum merito MVLTIPLICI LABORVM MERITO
varioque voluptatum VARIOQVE VOLVPTATVM
genere stimulantibus GENERE STIMVLANTIBVS
paternis aviti{i}s etiam PATERNIS AVITIIS ETIAM
documentis ab ineun- DOCVMENTIS AB INEVN
te aetate patriam cives- TE AETATE PATRIAM CIVES
que suos promerenti QVE SVOS PROMERENTI
M(arco) Vibio An(n)iano Gemino M VIBIO ANIANO GEMINO
v(iro) p(erfectissimo) fla(mini) p(er)p(etuo) pont(ifici) sacerdotal(i) V P FLA PP PONT SACERDOTAL
provinciae Tripolitanae PROVINCIAE TRIPOLITANAE
bis IIvir(o) ex sufragio BIS IIVIR EX SVFRAGIO
quietissimi populi et de- QVIETISSIMI POPVLI ET DE
creto splendidissimi ordinis CRETO SPLENDIDISSIMI ORDINIS
Chronological Data:
301 AD – 350 AD
Literature:
  • IRT 578.
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 427-429, Nr. 58; fig. 10.66; tav. 18.

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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:
base
material:
Marmor
height:
150 cm
width:
90 cm
depth:
90 cm
letter size:
3-5 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
cult functions, pagan
geography:
present

Commentary

 
The inscription is carved over an erased earlier text. Interpunktion: Palmette. Datierung: spätkonstantinische Zeit.

People

Person 1
Name:
Amelii M. Vibio Aniano. Gemino
Praenomen:
M.
Nomen:
Vibius
Cognomen:
Annianus* Geminus
Supernomen:
Amelius
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD059439
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2015-12-10 by Bigi
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