Posthumous base for statue of Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus, consul; set up by his sons. Rome. 395.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Roma
Province:
Roma
Region:
Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details:
Uncertain provenance, seen in Palazzo dei Cesi near S. Peter’s basilica
Current Location:
Rome, now in Palazzo del Drago, inserted into wall (CIL)
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
133
Width(cm):
88
Depth(cm):
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Sextus Petronius Probus, consul and praetorian prefect
Position:
Consuls
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Anicius Probinus, consul, and Anicius Probus, quaestor, sons of the honorand
Position:
Family Members
DATE
Earliest:
395
Latest :
395
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , VI, 1752 (+p. 4751)
INSCRIPTION
Text:
Sexto Petronio Probo, v(iro) c(larissimo), / proconsuli Africae, / praefecto praetorio / quater Italiae, Iliyrici (sic), /(5) Africae, Galliarum, / consuli ordinario, / patri consulum. / Anicius Probinus, v(ir) c(larissimus), / consul ordinarius, /(10) et Anicius Probus, v(ir) c(larissimus), / quaestor candidatus, filii / munus singulari religioni / debitum dedicarunt.
Trans:
To Sextus Petronius Probus, of clarissimus rank, governor (proconsul</i) of Africa, four times praetorian prefect of Italy, Illyricum, Africa, and the Gauls, consul ordinarius, father of consuls. Anicius Probinus, of clarissimus rank, consul ordinarius, and Anicius Probus, of clarissimus rank, quaestor (quaestor candidatus, (his) sons dedicated this gift owed out of a unique sense of reverence.
