Lost base for statue of Valens, emperor. Rome, Forum. 365.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Roma
Province:
Roma
Region:
Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details:
Forum Romanum, in front of the Senate-house
Current Location:
Lost
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Unknown
Re-Use?
Unknown
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
Width(cm):
Depth(cm):
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Valens
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Caius Caeionius Rufius Volusianus, prefect of the City
Position:
Prefects of Rome
DATE
Earliest:
365
Latest :
365
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , VI, 1174 (+p.4332)
INSCRIPTION
Text:
Maximo principi, / indulgentissimo / domino Valenti, tri/umfatori, semper Aug(usto). /(5) C(aius) Ceionius Rufius Volusianus, / v(ir) c(larissimus), praef(ectus) urbi, iterum iud(ex) / sacrarum cognitionum, / serenitati eius dicatus.
Trans:
To the greatest ruler, [our] most considerate lord Valens, triumphant, forever Augustus. Caius Ceionius Rufius Volusianus, of clarissimus rank, prefect of the City, judge in the imperial court of appeal for the second time, devoted to his serenity, [set this up].
