Base for statues of Constantius II and Constantius Gallus, emperors. Lepcis Magna (Tripolitania). 352-354.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lepcis Magna
Province:
Tripolitania
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
Severan Forum, eastern part of the square
Current Location:
Where found
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
108
Width(cm):
212
Depth(cm):
92
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Constantius II and Constantius Gallus
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Not stated, probably the city of Lepcis
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
352
Latest :
354
MAIN REFERENCE
Tantillo, I. and F. Bigi (eds.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana, Cassino 2010, 325-7, no. 7, figs. 7.23, 10.9, pl. IV
Lepelley, C., Les cités de l’Afrique romaine au Bas-Empire, I-II, Paris 1979-1981, vol. II, p. 342 with n. 32
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. 469
