Inscription Database

Building/dedicatory inscription from Dyrrachium – Durrës (Macedonia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD064238 (Last Updates: 2013-07-16, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Imp(erator) Caes[ar] IMP CAES[ ]
M(arcus) Aurelius Sever[us] M AVRELIVS SEVER[ ]
Alexander Pius ALEXANDER PIVS
Felix Aug(ustus) aquae- FELIX AVG AQVAE
ductum divi DVCTVM DIVI
Hadriani parentis HADRIANI PARENTIS
sui liberalitate Dyr- SVI LIBERALITATE DYR
rachinis factum et RACHINIS FACTVM ET
vetustate pluribus VETVSTATE PLVRIBVS
in locis vexatum resti- IN LOCIS VEXATVM RESTI
tuit set(!) et viam a co- TVIT SET ET VIAM A CO
lonia per millia(!) passuum LONIA PER MILLIA PASSVVM
quattuor voraginibus QVATTVOR VORAGINIBVS
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Chronological Data:
222 AD – 235 AD
Literature:
  • L. Heuzey, RA 6, 1862, 319-320.
  • L. Heuzey - H. Daumet, Mission archéologique de Macédoine (Paris 1876) 387-389, Nr. 172.
  • CIL 03, 00709.
  • P.C. Sestieri, Studime e Tekste 2, 1, 1943, 81-82, Nr. 44.
  • L. Miraj, Iliria 21, 1/2, 1991, 249-250.
  • L. Miraj, Caesaraugusta 71, 1995, 229-230.
  • M. Fasolo, La Via Egnatia 1. Da Apollonia e Dyrrachium ad Herakleia Lynkestidos (2. Aufl., Roma 2005) 52, Nr. 9. - AE 2003.
  • AE 2003, 1576.
  • S. Anamali - H. Ceka - É. Deniaux, Corpus des inscriptions latines d’Albanie (Rome 2009) 115-116, Nr. 142; Foto. (B)
  • U. Ehmig - R. Haensch, Die lateinischen Inschriften aus Albanien (LIA) (Bonn 2012) 367-369, Nr. 148; Foto.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Albania
ancient find spot:
Dyrrachium
modern find spot:
Durrës
find spot:
modern region:
Qarku i Durrësit
present location:
Paris, Mus. du Louvre

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
building/dedicatory inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Marmor
height:
(158) cm
width:
75 cm
depth:
16 cm
letter size:
3-6 cm

Historical relevant data

geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
(B): Anamali - Ceka - Deniaux: Leseabweichungen.

People

Person 1
Name:
M. Aurelius Sever[us] Alexander
Praenomen:
M.
Nomen:
Aurelius
Cognomen:
Severus+ Alexander
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
External IDs:

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD064238
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2013-07-16 by Cowey
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