Base for statue of Constantius I, emperor. Lepcis Magna (Tripolitania). 293-305
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lepcis Magna
Province:
Tripolitania
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
Severan Forum, east side of piazza
Current Location:
Where found
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
135
Width(cm):
60
Depth(cm):
60
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Constantius I
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
The people of Lepcis (Lepcitani)
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
293
Latest :
305
MAIN REFERENCE
Tantillo, I. and F. Bigi (eds.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana, Cassino 2010, 316-317, no. 2, figs. 7.22, 10.2, pl. IV
Lepelley, C., Les cités de l’Afrique romaine au Bas-Empire, I-II, Paris 1979-1981, vol. II p. 342 with n. 30
Reynolds, J. M. & J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania. In collaboration with S. Aurigemma, R. Bartoccini, G. Caputo, R. Goodchild, P. Romanelli, Roma 1952, no. 466
To the most powerful and most noble Caesar, Flavius Valerius Constantius; the people of Lepcis (Lepcitani), devoted to his divine spirit and majesty, [set this up] with public funds
