Inscription Database

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

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD026977 (Last Updates: 2014-05-20, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
Cum basilica vetus ex maxima parte ruina esset deformata CVM BASILICA VETVS EX MAXIMA PARTE RVINA ESSET DEFORMATA
conlabsu(!) ac spatio sui breviass[et ar]eam forensem [--] CONLABSV AC SPATIO SVI BREVIASS[ ]EAM FORENSEM [ ]
[---] divino icta conflagrarat incendio adq(ue) is locus saecul[o] [ ] DIVINO ICTA CONFLAGRARAT INCENDIO ADQ IS LOCVS SAECVL[ ]
fortunatissimo meliora deposceret tantae stragis labe subl[a]- FORTVNATISSIMO MELIORA DEPOSCERET TANTAE STRAGIS LABE SVBL[ ]
ta tripertita porticus magnitudine sui ac Troadensium columna- TA TRIPERTITA PORTICVS MAGNITVDINE SVI AC TROADENSIVM COLVMNA
rum adornata operis provincialium ac sum(p)tu publico disponen(te) RVM ADORNATA OPERIS PROVINCIALIVM AC SVMTV PVBLICO DISPONEN
[La]enatio Romulo v(iro) p(erfectissimo) rectore provinciae intra anni spatium per- [ ]ENATIO ROMVLO V P RECTORE PROVINCIAE INTRA ANNI SPATIVM PER
fecta ac dedicata est adq(ue) ad sempiternam memoriam statuam FECTA AC DEDICATA EST ADQ AD SEMPITERNAM MEMORIAM STATVAM
marmoream suo numine radiantem domino nostro MARMOREAM SVO NVMINE RADIANTEM DOMINO NOSTRO
Constantino maximo victori semper Aug(usto) idem v(ir) p(erfectissimus) dicata mente CONSTANTINO MAXIMO VICTORI SEMPER AVG IDEM V P DICATA MENTE
constituit curante Cl(audio) Aurel(io) Generoso v(iro) e(gregio) cur(atore) r(ei) p(ublicae) et splendidissimo CONSTITVIT CVRANTE CL AVREL GENEROSO V E CVR R P ET SPLENDIDISSIMO
ordine coloniae Lepcimagnensium ORDINE COLONIAE LEPCIMAGNENSIVM
Chronological Data:
324 AD – 326 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1934, 0172.
  • AE 1948, 0037. (B)
  • IRT 467.
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 451-456, Nr. 71; tav. 20; fig. 10.81 (Zeichnung).
  • R. Bartoccini, RAC 8, 1931, 34-39; fig. 8. - AE 1934.
  • S. Aurigemma, RPAA 15, 1939, 109-123. - AE 1948.

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:
building/dedicatory inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
base
material:
Marmor
height:
146 cm
width:
119 cm
depth:
119 cm
letter size:
3-5 cm

Palaeography

punctuation:
hederae

Historical relevant data

geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
Inschriftträger: column pedestal reused as statue base. Interpunktion: Palmette u. hedera. (B): AE 1948: Z. 1-7: abweichende Ergänzungen; Z. 3: [iaculo] divino.

People

Person 1
Name:
[La]enatio Romulo
Nomen:
Laenatius+
Cognomen:
Romulus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order
Person 2
Name:
Constantino
Cognomen:
Constantinus
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 3
Name:
Cl. Aurel. Generoso
Nomen:
Claudius* Aurelius*
Cognomen:
Generosus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD026977
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-20 by Bigi
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