Base for statue of Maximian, emperor. Sigarra (Tarraconensis). 286-305
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Sigarra
Province:
Tarraconensis
Region:
Iberian peninsula
Details:
Recorded in the 18th century as an altar support in the church of S. Pere in Els Prats de Rei
Current Location:
Barcelona, Archaeological Museum inv. no. 34050.
OBJECT
Object:
Plaque
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
97
Width(cm):
60
Depth(cm):
34
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Maximian
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Council (ordo) of Segarra
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
286
Latest :
305
MAIN REFERENCE
Hispania epigraphica, Madrid, 12 (2006) p. 27 no. 72
Fabre, G., Mayer, M. & I. Rodà, Inscriptions romaines de Catalogne. V. Suppléments aux Volumes I-IV et instrumentum inscriptum, Paris 2002, pp. 16-17 ad IRC, I 18
To the emperor, Caesar Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus, pious, fortunate and unconquered Augustus, highest priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the fatherland, proconsul. The council (ordo) of the city of Segarra [set this up].
