Inscription Database

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

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD019674 (Last Updates: 2014-05-21, Bigi)

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Nilii Nili[i] NILII NILI[ ]
 
vigiliis atque consilio domi forisque prae- VIGILIIS ATQVE CONSILIO DOMI FORISQVE PRAE
stanti integritate praecipuo iustitia et iu- STANTI INTEGRITATE PRAECIPVO IVSTITIA ET IV
diciorum moderatione perpenso instaura- DICIORVM MODERATIONE PERPENSO INSTAVRA
tori moenium publicorum ordinis ci(vi)umque om- TORI MOENIVM PVBLICORVM ORDINIS CIVMQVE OM
nium salutis providentissimo custodi verita- NIVM SALVTIS PROVIDENTISSIMO CVSTODI VERITA
tis honestatis et fidei amicissimo TIS HONESTATIS ET FIDEI AMICISSIMO
Flavio Archontio Nilo v(iro) p(erfectissimo) comiti et praesidi FLAVIO ARCHONTIO NILO V P COMITI ET PRAESIDI
prov(inciae) Trip(olitanae) patrono optimo ob infinita eius be- PROV TRIP PATRONO OPTIMO OB INFINITA EIVS BE
neficia quibus vel separatim vel cum omni pro- NEFICIA QVIBVS VEL SEPARATIM VEL CVM OMNI PRO
vincia sublevati ac recreati Lepcimagnenses VINCIA SVBLEVATI AC RECREATI LEPCIMAGNENSES
gratulamur uno consensu ordinis viri GRATVLAMVR VNO CONSENSV ORDINIS VIRI
secundam statuam decreverunt eamque SECVNDAM STATVAM DECREVERVNT EAMQVE
propter praecipuum eius meritum singu- PROPTER PRAECIPVVM EIVS MERITVM SINGV
laremque praestantiam in Severiano LAREMQVE PRAESTANTIAM IN SEVERIANO
foro ad sempiternam posteritatis me- FORO AD SEMPITERNAM POSTERITATIS ME
moriam constituendam curaverunt MORIAM CONSTITVENDAM CVRAVERVNT
 
Flavianii v(iri) c(larissimi) FLAVIANII V C
 
Nicomacho Flaviano agentis(!) NICOMACHO FLAVIANO AGENTIS
tunc vicem praefectorum prae- TVNC VICEM PRAEFECTORVM PRAE
torio per Africanas provincias TORIO PER AFRICANAS PROVINCIAS
pubescente Romani nominis glo- PVBESCENTE ROMANI NOMINIS GLO
ria et vigente fortuna RIA ET VIGENTE FORTVNA
dominorum principumq(ue) nostrorum DOMINORVM PRINCIPVMQ NOSTRORVM
Valentis Gratiani et Valentiniani VALENTIS GRATIANI ET VALENTINIANI
perpetuorum semper Auggg(ustorum) et ubiq(ue) PERPETVORVM SEMPER AVGGG ET VBIQ
vincentium Lepcimagnensis VINCENTIVM LEPCIMAGNENSIS
fidelis et innocens ordo cum po- FIDELIS ET INNOCENS ORDO CVM PO
pulo pr(a)estantissimo patrono PVLO PRESTANTISSIMO PATRONO
votis omnibus conlocavit VOTIS OMNIBVS CONLOCAVIT
Chronological Data:
355 AD – 378 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1948, 0006a.
  • AE 1952, p. 56 s. n. 173.
  • IRT 562.
  • AE 1950, 0188. (B)
  • AE 1951, p. 70 s. n. 240.
  • IRT 475.
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 358-360, Nr. 27; 389-391, Nr. 40; fig. 10.27; fig. 10.47 u. fig. 10.48; tav. 9.
  • PLRE 1 Nilus 1.
  • PLRE 1 Flavianus 15.
  • J. Guey, REA 53, 1951, 248-252. - AE 1952.
  • S. Aurigemma, AI 7, 1940, 135-137; fig. 1. - AE 1948.
  • J. Guey, REA 52, 1950, 77-89. - AE 1950; AE 1951.

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:
base
material:
Marmor
height:
115 cm
width:
80 cm
depth:
80 cm
letter size:
2-4 cm

Palaeography

punctuation:
hederae

Historical relevant data

geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
(B): AE 1950: Z. 12: praestantissimo. Buchstabenhöhe: IRT 562: 2-4; IRT 475: 3-3.5. Datierung: IRT 562: 355-361 n. Chr.; IRT 475: 378 n. Chr. Interpunktion: IRT 562: hedera und Palmette. IRT 562 is carved over an erased previous text and IRT 475 on the opposite side. Inschriftträger: column pedestal reused as statue base.

People

Person 1
Name:
Nilii Nilii Flavio Archontio Nilo
Nomen:
Flavius
Cognomen:
Archontius Nilus
Supernomen:
Nilus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order
Person 2
Name:
Flaviani Nicomacho Flaviano
Nomen:
Nicomachus
Cognomen:
Flavianus
Supernomen:
Flavianus
gender:
male
Status:
senatorial order
Person 3
Name:
Valentis
Cognomen:
Valens
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 4
Name:
Gratiani
Cognomen:
Gratianus
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
External IDs:
Person 5
Name:
Valentiniani
Cognomen:
Valentinianus
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD019674
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-21 by Bigi
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