Base for statue of Coelia Claudiana, chief Vestal Virgin. Rome, from House of the Vestals. Late third century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Roma
Province:
Roma
Region:
Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details:
Roman Forum, found near SS. Cosma e Damiano, but certainly from atrium Vestae
Current Location:
Unrecorded location
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Unknown
Re-Use?
Unknown
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
Width(cm):
Depth(cm):
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Coelia Claudiana, chief Vestal Virgin
Position:
Religious Office-Holders
Gender:
Female
Awarder:
Coelia Nerviana, sister of the honorand, with husband Pierius and their children
Position:
Family Members
DATE
Earliest:
266
Latest :
306
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , VI, 2139
INSCRIPTION
Text:
Coeliae Claudianae, / v(irgini) V(estali) maximae; / a diis electa merito; / sibi talem antistitem /(5) numen Vestae reservare / voluit. / Coelia Nerviana, soror, una / cum Pierio coniuge ac liberis / suis, orantes ut per tot(a) saecula /(10) facere dii permittant.
Trans:
To Coelia Claudiana, chief Vestal Virgin; selected by the gods deservedly; the divine spirit of Vesta (herself) wanted to keep such a high priestess for herself. Coelia Nerviana, her sister, together with her husband Pierius and their children (set this up), praying that the gods may allow (it) to do so for all ages.
