Base for statue of Licinius, emperor. Pola (Venetia et Histria). 308-324
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Pola
Province:
Venetia et Histria
Region:
Italy north of Rome, with Corsica and Sardinia
Details:
Found re-used in foundations of cathedral (CIL), near temple of 'Augustus and Diana' (Alföldy)
Current Location:
Unknown
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Unknown
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
159
Width(cm):
94
Depth(cm):
85
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Licinius
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
City of Pola
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
308
Latest :
324
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , V, 31
Forlati Tamaro, B. (ed.), Inscriptiones Italiae Academiae Italicae Consociatae ediderunt. Volumen X, Regio X, Fasciculus I, Pola et Nesactium, Rome 1947, n. 45
Alföldy, G. , Römische Statuen in Venetia et Histria : epigraphische Quellen, Heidelberg 1984, n. 8
To the emperor Caesar Valerius Licinianus Licinius, pious, fortunate, unconquered Augustus. The city (res publica) of the people of Pola, devoted to his divine spirit and majesty, [set this up].
