Base for statue of emperor, probably Constantine. Lavinium (Campania). 312-337.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lavinium
Province:
Campania
Region:
Italy south of Rome, with Sicily
Details:
Pratica di Mare, comune di Pomezia, Lazio, origin uncertain
Current Location:
Pratica di Mare, Palazzo Borghese, giardino
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
96
Width(cm):
76
Depth(cm):
63
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
An emperor, probably Constantine I
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Council (ordo) of Laurentum and Lavinium
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest :
350
MAIN REFERENCE
Ephemeris Epigraphica, , IX, 592
Granino Cerere, M. G. (ed.), Supplementa Italica, Imagines. Latium Vetus 1, Rome 2005, n. 26
INSCRIPTION
Text:
------ / [ob p]r(a)ecipu[am? ---] / [libe]ṛạlitatem ̣[ac reform]/[at]am in melio[rem statum] / civitatem recip[erata?] /(5) quoque annonae c̣[opia?] / quam temporibus tyraṇ[ni] / caruit, ordo Laurentum Lavinạ/ṭium d(icatus?) n(umini) m(aiestati)q(ue) eius devotissimus.
Trans:
… because of [his] exceptional liberality and [because] the city was brought back to a better state [and] also an abundant grant of corn restored, which had been lacking in the time of the tyrant, the council (ordo) of Laurentum and Lavinium, dedicated and most devoted to his divine spirit and majesty, [set this up].
