Base for statue of Flavius Marianus, commander of the fleet, curator and patron of Misenum. From Misenum (Campania). Fourth-fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Misenum
Province:
Campania
Region:
Italy south of Rome, with Sicily
Details:
Found in Misenum, at uncertain location
Current Location:
Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, in driveway behind the main building of the museum
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
147
Width(cm):
89
Depth(cm):
69
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Flavius Marianus, commander of the fleet and curator of Misenum
Position:
Military Office-Holders
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Council (ordo) of Misenum
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest :
440
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , X, 3344
Inscriptiones Italiae, Rome 1931-, 5902
INSCRIPTION
Text:
Schola armatur(arum). / Fl(avio) Mariano, v(iro) p(erfectissimo), praef(ecto) / classis et curatori / rei p(ublicae) Misenatium, cuius /(5) nobis argumentis / ponte ligneum qui per / multo tempore vetustate / conlapsus adque destitu/tus fuerat per quo nullus /(10) hominum iter facere / potuerat providit fecit / dedicavitque, ob meritis eius, / honestissimus ordo digno / patrono.
Trans:
The school of the troops. To Flavius Marianus, of perfectissimus rank, commander of the fleet (praefectus classis) and curator of the city (res publica) of Misenum, who with arguments in our favour provided, restored and dedicated the wooden bridge which was for a long time collapsed and abandoned, and through which no one could pass; on account of his services, the most respectable council (ordo) to a worthy patron [set this up].
