Plaque from base for statue of Domitius Zenophilus, governor (corrector) of Sicilia. Lilybaeum (Sicilia). Early fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lilybaeum
Province:
Sicilia
Region:
Italy south of Rome, with Sicily
Details:
Uncertain provenance
Current Location:
Marsala, Palazzo Municipale, entrance hall (without published inv. no.)
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Unknown
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
65
Width(cm):
58
Depth(cm):
28
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Domitius Zenophilus, governor (corrector) of Sicilia
Position:
Provincial Governors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Name lost
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest :
320
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , X, 7234
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, 101-6 no. 3
Barbieri, G., 'Due cippi di Marsala del IV sec. d.C', Kωκαλoς. Studi pubblicati dall’Istituto di storia antica dell’Università di Palermo, 9, Palermo 1963, 234
Curetius, may you live [a long life]. On account of [his] exceptional gentleness and the benign exercise of his office, to a vigorous and praiseworthy judge, Domitius Zenofilus, of clarissimus rank, governor (corrector) of the province of Sicily…
