Inscription Database

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

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD022660 (Last Updates: 2014-05-21, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
[In]dulgentissimo [ ]DVLGENTISSIMO
ac libertatis re- AC LIBERTATIS RE
stitutori vic- STITVTORI VIC
tori{ori}osis- TORIORIOSIS
simoque Impe- SIMOQVE IMPE
ratori RATORI
d(omino) n(ostro) Maxentio D N MAXENTIO
P(io) F(elici) Invicto Aug(usto) P F INVICTO AVG
Volusius VOLVSIVS
Donatianus DONATIANVS
v(ir) p(erfectissimus) p(raeses) p(rovinciae) Tripol(itanae) V P P P TRIPOL
numini maies- NVMINI MAIES
tatiq(ue) [e]ius dicatiss(imus) TATIQ [ ]IVS DICATISS
Chronological Data:
307 AD – 308 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1946, 0149. (B)
  • IRT 465; pl. 9, 3.
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 323-325, Nr. 6; fig. 10.8.
  • PLRE 1 Donatianus 7.
  • G.M. Bersanetti, Epigraphica 5/6, 1943/44, 26-39. (B) - AE 1946.

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:
Kalkstein
height:
(105) cm
width:
(48) cm
depth:
(50) cm
letter size:
5 cm

Commentary

 
Datierung: zwischen Sommer 307 und Frühling 308. (B): Bersanetti, AE 1946: Z. 3-5: vic/toriosis/simoque; Z. 12-13: maie[s]/tati[q(ue).

People

Person 1
Name:
Maxentio
Cognomen:
Maxentius
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
External IDs:
Person 2
Name:
Volusius Donatianus
Nomen:
Volusius
Cognomen:
Donatianus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD022660
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-21 by Bigi
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