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LSA-1572 Fragment of inscribed plaque with honorific dedication, probably from base for statue of imperial official. Rome, Forum. Late fourth century.








PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Roma Province: Roma Region: Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details: Found in front of Curia
Current Location: Now in Lapidario Forense, inv. 5554; 5554.1-3; 5556; 5950; 6016
OBJECT
Object: Plaque Material: Marble Re-Use? Unknown
Form: Rectangular Height(cm): Width(cm): Depth(cm):
Language: Latin Text Type: Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand: Unknown, Prefect of the City Position: Prefects of Rome or Constantinople Gender: Male
Awarder: Unknown emperor Position: Emperors
DATE
Earliest: 364 Latest : 394
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , VI, 36968=41344a
INSCRIPTION
Text: Frag.a+b: ------ / [--- praef(ecti?)] urbị v+[---] / [---] eṭ magnificị vị[ri ---] / [---] ḍecretum ṣenatus am[p]lissimị ex +[---] / [---?] ṇọstraẹ u[s]ịbus uṛ[bem] aeternam [---].
Frag. c: ------ / [---]s ord[---] / [---? Valent]ịniani e[t Valentis (?) ---] / [---]ṣecu[---] / [---]bus [---] / ------?
Frag. d: ------? / [---]+N+[---] / [---? celeberri]mo lo[co ---?] / [---? Ru]fius [---] / ------?
Frag. e: ------? / [---]ẹ ịustas [---] / ------?
Frag. f: ------ / [---]US[---] / [---]ONE[---] / ------?
Frag. g: ------ / [---] / [---]US/ ------?
Frag.h: ------? / [---]REN[---] / [---]EIV[---] / ------?

Trans: The inscription is too fragmentary, but a few words can be read in frags. a-d:
Frag. a+b: To… prefect of the City… and an excellent man… of the most distinguished senate … four the use of our eternal City…
Frag. c: …of Valentinian and Valens (?)…
Frag. d: … in the most frequent place… Rufius…
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