Base for statue of the 'Genius of the Colony'. Lepcis Magna (Tripolitania). Mid-fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lepcis Magna
Province:
Tripolitania
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
Severan Forum, at the base of stairs to the Temple
Current Location:
Where found
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
155
Width(cm):
90
Depth(cm):
90
Language:
Bilingual
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
'Genius of the Colony' of Lepcis Magna
Position:
Deities
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Crescentina
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
320
Latest :
350
MAIN REFERENCE
Tantillo, I. and F. Bigi (eds.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana, Cassino 2010, 475-7, no. 84, figs. 7.16, 10.99, 10.100, pl. XII
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. 282
INSCRIPTION
Text:
Λέπκις ἡ Μεγάλη φιλ(ε)ῖ σε Ῥώμη / Genio / Coloniae / Lepcis /(5) Magnae / Crescentina f(ecit?).
Trans:
Leptis Magna loves you, Roma. Crescentina (set this up) for the Genius of the Colony of Lepcis Magna.
