Base for statue of Flavius Ortygius, military commander (comes et dux) of Tripolitania. Lepcis Magna (Tripolitania). 408-423.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lepcis Magna
Province:
Tripolitania
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
Severan Forum, in front of eastern colonnade
Current Location:
Where found
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
120
Width(cm):
56
Depth(cm):
56
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Flavius Ortygius, military commander (comes et dux) of Tripolitania
Position:
Military Office-Holders
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Council (ordo) and people (populus) of Lepcis Magna
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
408
Latest :
423
MAIN REFERENCE
Tantillo, I. and F. Bigi (eds.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana, Cassino 2010, 370-371, no. 31, figs. 7.20, 10.36, pl. X
INSCRIPTION
Text:
Ortygii. / Florentissimis saeculis / dd(ominorum) nn(ostrorum) Honori et Theodosii / p(er)p(etuorum) semper Augustorum, /(5) Fl(avio) Ortygio v(iro) c(larissimo), sp(ectabili), p(rimi) o(rdinis) com(iti) et duci p(rovinciae) T(ripolitanae), / ob insignia meritorum et labore(m) / fidemque exhibitam, / Austurianorum rabia (sic, for 'rabie') repraessa (sic, for 'repressa'), / ordo splendissimus et populus /(10) Lepcimag(nensis) civita[t]is conlocavit.
Trans:
(Statue of) Ortygius. In the flourishing era of our lords Honorius and Theodosius, perpetual eternal Augusti. To Flavius Ortygius, of clarissimus rank, of spectabilis rank, count (comes) of the first order and military commander (dux) of the province of Tripolitania, on account of the tokens of his merits and his toil and loyalty diplayed; when the rage of the Austurians was repressed, the most splendid council (ordo) and people of the city of Lepcis Magna set this up.
