Base for statue of Constantius II, emperor. Cirta (Numidia). 337-361
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Cirta
Province:
Numidia
Region:
North Africa, Western (from Byzacena westwards)
Details:
Found during excavations in the Bey's palace
Current Location:
In situ
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Height(cm):
111
Width(cm):
45
Depth(cm):
45
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Constantius II
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Flavius Ovidius Apthonius, governor of Numidia
Position:
Provincial Governors
DATE
Earliest:
337
Latest :
361
MAIN REFERENCE
L'Année épigraphique, Paris, 2005, no. 1695
INSCRIPTION
Text:
Domino or[bi]s, in/victo ac perpet(uo) / principi, d(omino) n(ostro) Fl(avio) Iulio / Constantino (sic), victori, / (5) semper Aug(usto), / Fl(avius) Ovidius Aptho/n(i)us, v(ir) c(larissimus), cons(ularis).
Trans:
To the lord of the world, unconquered and eternal ruler, our lord Flavius Iulius Constantinus, victor, forever Augustus; Flavius Ovidius Apthonius, of clarissimus rank, governor (consularis), [set this up].
