Base for statue, perhaps for Constans I, emperor, later dedicated to Constantius II. Uthina or Pagus Mercurialis Veteranorum Medelitanorum ? (Proconsularis). 337-339
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Uthina
Province:
Africa Proconsularis
Region:
North Africa, Western (from Byzacena westwards)
Details:
Found 4 kilometres west of the Capitolium, near the Bordj Bou Rbia (Pagus Mercurialis Veteranorum Medelitanorum)
Current Location:
Oudhna, storeroom
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
122
Width(cm):
60
Depth(cm):
30
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Constans I and Constantius II
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Aurelius Celsinus, governor of Africa
Position:
Provincial Governors
DATE
Earliest:
337
Latest :
339
MAIN REFERENCE
Merlin, A., Inscriptions latines de la Tunisie, Paris, 1944, no. 757
To our lord emperor Flavius Iulius Constantius, pious, fortunate, forever Augustus; Aurelius Celsinus, of clarissimus rank, governor (proconsul) of the province of Africa, judge representing the emperor, devoted to his divine spirit and majesty, [set this up].
