Base for statue of Publius Aelius Aelianus Archelaus Marcus, local patron. From Volturnum (Campania). Late third century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Volturnum
Province:
Campania
Region:
Italy south of Rome, with Sicily
Details:
Found by river Volturno, near church of the Annunziata
Current Location:
Capua, Museo Provinciale Campano, primo cortile, n. 26
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Unknown
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
152
Width(cm):
81
Depth(cm):
73
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Publius Aelius Aelianus Archelaus Marcus
Position:
Patrons
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Plutius Maximus, legate of the city
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
260
Latest :
290
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , X, 3725
Chioffi, L., Museo Provinciale Campano di Capua. La Raccolta Epigrafica, vol. I, Capua 2005, 209
INSCRIPTION
Text:
P(ublio) Aelio P(ubli) f(ilio) / Aeliano / Archelao / Marco, /(5) originis claris/simae viro, cuius / aetatis laudabilis / constantia et re/cens patronatus digni/tas, provisione cumula/vit rei publicae vires, /(12) Plutius Maximus, legatione ter/ absolutus, patrono, pro meritis.
Trans:
To Publius Aelius Aelianus Archelaus Marcus, son of Publius, man of clarissimus origin, who with constancy of praiseworthy age and of recent dignity as patron with forethought enriched the city (res publica) of Volturnum; Plutius Maximus, having completed his third embassy, to the patron, for his services.
