Inscription Database

Building/dedicatory inscription from Lepcis Magna – Al Khums (Africa Proconsularis)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD021549 (Last Updates: 2014-05-21, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
Quod inter cetera civitatis Lepcimagnensium QVOD INTER CETERA CIVITATIS LEPCIMAGNENSIVM
moenia quae cum sui magnitudine et splendo- MOENIA QVAE CVM SVI MAGNITVDINE ET SPLENDO
re concordant etiam porticu{u}m macelli in rui- RE CONCORDANT ETIAM PORTICVVM MACELLI IN RVI
nam [lab]emque conversam remanere nudam NAM [ ]EMQVE CONVERSAM REMANERE NVDAM
ult[ra? ---]RET quod esset in usu VLT[ ]RET QVOD ESSET IN VSV
ac F[---] hort[a]nte clemen- AC F[ ] HORT[ ]NTE CLEMEN
tia [divina? dddd(ominorum)] nnnn(ostrorum) F[l(avi)] Cons[t]antini max(imi) TIA [ ] NNNN F[ ] CONS[ ]ANTINI MAX
[vict(ori) semp(er) Aug(usti) et Fl(avi) Iul(i) Cri]spi et Fl(avi) [Cl]audi Co[n]stantini [ ]SPI ET FL [ ]AVDI CO[ ]STANTINI
et F[l(avi) Iul(i) Constanti no]b(i)ll(issimorum) Caess(arum) [dispone]nte ac dedicante ET F[ ]BLL CAESS [ ]NTE AC DEDICANTE
Laenatio Romulo [v(iro) p(erfectissimo) p(raeside) p(rovinciae) Tripol(itanae) --- amp]liorem [---]am gratiam et pulchritu- LAENATIO ROMVLO [ ]LIOREM [ ]AM GRATIAM ET PVLCHRITV
[dinem ---] sum(p)ti[bus publice? submin]istratis [ ] SVMTI[ ]ISTRATIS
Chronological Data:
324 AD – 326 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1948, 0040. (B)
  • AE 1952, p. 56 s. n. 173.
  • IRT 468.
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 458-461, Nr. 73; fig. 10.84; fig. 10.85 (Zeichnung).
  • S. Aurigemma, APAA 15, 1939, 117-123; fig. 6. - AE 1948.
  • J. Guey, REA 53, 1951, 248-252. - AE 1952.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Libya
ancient find spot:
Lepcis Magna
modern find spot:
Al Khums
find spot:
modern region:
present location:
Al Khums, Lepcis Magna Museum (Altes Museum)

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
building/dedicatory inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Marmor
height:
68 cm
width:
149 cm
depth:
2 cm
letter size:
2-5 cm

Historical relevant data

geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
(B): AE 1948: Z. 1-11: abweichende Lesungen und Ergänzungen; Z. 7-9: ergänzt die Herrscher Fl. Constantinus Max., Val. Licinius, Fl. Crispus, Fl. Cl. Constantinus, Fl. Val. Licinius.

People

Person 1
Name:
F[l.] Cons[t]antini
Nomen:
Flavius+*
Cognomen:
Constantinus+
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 2
Name:
[Fl. Iul. Cri]spi
Nomen:
Flavius+* Iulius+*
Cognomen:
Crispus+
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order
Person 3
Name:
Fl. [Cl]audi Co[n]stantini
Nomen:
Flavius* Claudius+
Cognomen:
Constantinus+
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 4
Name:
F[l. Iul. Constanti]
Nomen:
Flavius+* Iulius+*
Cognomen:
Constans+
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 5
Name:
Laenatio Romulo
Nomen:
Laenatius
Cognomen:
Romulus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD021549
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-21 by Bigi
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