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LSA-1429 Base for statue of Maxentius, emperor. Rome, Forum. 310.








PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Roma Province: Roma Region: Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details: Roman Forum, found re-used in church of S. Adriano (Curia)
Current Location: Rome, Forum, near Curia (Lapidario Forense inv. no. 12555)
OBJECT
Object: Base Material: Marble Re-Use? Yes
Form: Rectangular Height(cm): 89 Width(cm): 87 Depth(cm): 76
Language: Latin Text Type: Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand: Maxentius Position: Emperors Gender: Male
Awarder: Manilius Rusticianus, praetorian prefect Position: High Imperial Office-Holders
DATE
Earliest: 310 Latest : 310
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , VI, 40726
INSCRIPTION
Text: [Do]mino nostro / [Impe]ratori Caesari / [Marc]o Aurelio Valerio / [Maxe]ntio, pio, felici, /(5) [in]victo, Augusto, / [consuli] saepius, p(atri) p(atriae), proconsuli. / [Manili]us Rusticianus, v(ir) em(inentissimus), / [praef(ectus) prae]t(orio), n(umini) m(aiestati)q(ue) eius semper / [d]icatissimus.

 Trans: To our lord, the Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, pious, fortunate, unconquered, Augustus, often consul, father of the fatherland, proconsul. Manilius Rusticianus, of eminentissimus rank, praetorian prefect, most devoted to his divine spirit and majesty.
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