Base for statue of Decius Marius Venantius Basilius, consul and prefect of the City. Rome, Colosseum. 484.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Roma
Province:
Roma
Region:
Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details:
Colosseum
Current Location:
Rome, Colosseum, inv. no. 373614
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
105
Width(cm):
59.5
Depth(cm):
47.5
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Decius Marius Venantius Basilius, consul and prefect of the City
Position:
Consuls
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Not named
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
484
Latest :
484
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , VI, 1716c=32094c (+p. 4342)
Orlandi, S., Roma. Anfiteatri e strutture annesse con una nuova edizione e commento delle iscrizioni del Colosseo. Epigrafia anfiteatrale dell’Occidente romano 6, Rome 2004, 51-56 n. 5
INSCRIPTION
Text:
[Decius] Marius Vena[n]/tius Basilius, v(ir) c(larissimus) et inl(ustris), pra[e]/fectus urb(i), patricius, / consul ordinarius, are/nam et podium quae /(6) abominandi ter/rae motus ruin(a) p[ros]/travit sumptu / proprio restituit.
Trans:
Decius Marius Venantius Basilius, of clarissimus and illustrious rank, prefect of the City, patrician, consul, restored with his own wealth the arena and podium which an abominable earthquake threw to the ground in ruin.
