Base for statue of Tarrutenius Maximilianus, vicarius of Rome; erected by his son-in-law and consul. Rome. 438.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Roma
Province:
Roma
Region:
Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details:
Found near ‘Campo Vaccino’, ie near the Roman Forum
Current Location:
Musei Vaticani, Galleria Chiaramonti (inv. 1442)
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
137.5
Width(cm):
74
Depth(cm):
71
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Tarrutenius Maximilianus, vicarius of Rome and father-in-law
Position:
Other Officials of Rome or Constantinople
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Acilius Glabrius Faustus, son-in-law of the honorand
Position:
Family Members
DATE
Earliest:
438
Latest :
438
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , VI, 1767 (+p. 4755)
INSCRIPTION
Text:
Tarrutenii. / Tarrutenio Maximiliano, v(iro) c(larissimo) / eloquentissimoque, consulari / Piceni anno aetatis nono decimo, /(5) vicario urbis Romae, legato amplis/simi senatus secundo, socero / exoptatissimo. Anicius Acilius / Glabrio Faustus, v(ir) c(larissimus), loci huius / ornator, togatam statuam /(10) libens optuli. // [on the back] Anicius Acilius Glabrio Faustus, / v(ir) c(larissimus), consul, dicavit.
Trans:
[Statue of] Tarrutenius. To Tarrutenius Maximilianus, of clarissimus rank and most eloquent, governor (consularis) of Picenum on his nineteenth year of age, vicar of the City of Rome, twice legate of the Senate, a most longed for father-in-law. Anicius Acilius Glabrius Faustus, of clarissimus rank, embellisher of this place, gladly offered this togate statue. [on the back] Anicius Acilius Glabrius Faustus, of clarissimus rank, consul, dedicated [this].
