Base for statue probably of Valentinian I (or possibly Gratian or Valentinian II), emperor. Lilybaeum (Sicilia). 364-378.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lilybaeum
Province:
Sicilia
Region:
Italy south of Rome, with Sicily
Details:
Found in forum of ancient city
Current Location:
Marsala, entrance hall of Palazzo Municipale (without published inv. no.)
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Unknown
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
120
Width(cm):
48
Depth(cm):
54
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Valentinian I (or Gratian or Valentinian II)
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Marcus Valerius Quintianus, governor of Sicilia
Position:
Provincial Governors
DATE
Earliest:
364
Latest :
378
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , X, 7229
Marino, R., 'Su alcune iscrizioni latine del palazzo municipale di Marsala', Kωκαλoς. Studi pubblicati dall’Istituto di storia antica dell’Università di Palermo, 24, Palermo 1978, 106-10 no. 4
INSCRIPTION
Text:
[Imp(eratori) Caesari] / d(omino) n(ostro) F[l(avio) Valentini]/ano, pio, [felici], / semper Aug[usto], / M(arcus) Valerius / (5) Quintianus, / v(ir) c(larissimus), cons(ularis) p(rovinciae) S(iciliae), / clementiae / pietatique eius / (9) semper dicatis-/simus.
Trans:
To the emperor Caesar, our lord Flavius Valentinianus, pious, fortunate, forever Augustus; Marcus Valerius Quintianus, of clarissimus rank, governor (consularis) of the province of Sicilia, most dedicated to his clemency and piety.
