Inscription Database

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

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD059369 (Last Updates: 2014-05-21, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
Iustitia pariter ac IVSTITIA PARITER AC
pietate caelestibus ad- PIETATE CAELESTIBVS AD
que Romanae felicitatis QVE ROMANAE FELICITATIS
perpetuis fundatorib(us) dd(ominis) PERPETVIS FVNDATORIB DD
nn(ostris) Valentiniano et Valen- NN VALENTINIANO ET VALEN
ti victoriosissimis prin- TI VICTORIOSISSIMIS PRIN
cipibus ac totius orbis CIPIBVS AC TOTIVS ORBIS
Augg(ustis) Antonius Dracon- AVGG ANTONIVS DRACON
tius v(ir) c(larissimus) ag(ens) vic(es) praef(ectorum) praeto- TIVS V C AG VIC PRAEF PRAETO
rio per Africanas provin- RIO PER AFRICANAS PROVIN
cias numini et maiestati- CIAS NVMINI ET MAIESTATI
eorum semper dicatissi- EORVM SEMPER DICATISSI
mus MVS
Chronological Data:
364 AD – 367 AD
Literature:
  • IRT 473.
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 331 u. 332, Nr. 10; fig. 8.12 u. fig. 10.12.
  • PLRE 1 Dracontius 3.

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:
140 cm
width:
75 cm
depth:
62 cm
letter size:
4.5 cm

Historical relevant data

geography:
present

Commentary

 
The inscription is carved over one or probably two erased earlier texts.

People

Person 1
Name:
Valentiniano
Cognomen:
Valentinianus
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 2
Name:
Valenti
Cognomen:
Valens
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 3
Name:
Antonius Dracontius
Nomen:
Antonius
Cognomen:
Dracontius
gender:
male
Status:
senatorial order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD059369
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-21 by Bigi
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