Base for statue of the 'Genius of the Colony'. Lepcis Magna (Tripolitania). Later third century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lepcis Magna
Province:
Tripolitania
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
Severan Forum, southwest part of the piazza
Current Location:
Where found
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
65
Width(cm):
113
Depth(cm):
79
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
'Genius of the Colony' of Lepcis Magna
Position:
Deities
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
The council (ordo) of Lepcis
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
250
Latest :
300
MAIN REFERENCE
Tantillo, I. and F. Bigi (eds.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana, Cassino 2010, 473-4, no. 82, fig. 10.96, pl. XXI
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. 283
