Base for statue of Diocletian, emperor. Lambaesis (Numidia). 287-305
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lambaesis
Province:
Numidia
Region:
North Africa, Western (from Byzacena westwards)
Details:
Found re-used in the south wall of the square, adjacent to the south portico of the temple of Jupiter
Current Location:
No recent record
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Unknown
Re-Use?
Other
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
105
Width(cm):
54
Depth(cm):
48
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Diocletian
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Council (ordo) of the colony of Lambaesis
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
287
Latest :
305
MAIN REFERENCE
Compte-rendus des séances de la Commission de l'Afrique du Nord, Bulletin archéologique du Comité des Travaux Historiques et Scientifiques, Paris, 1919, p. 85, no. II
Lepelley, C., Les cités de l'Afrique romaine au Bas-Empire, t. 2, Notices d'histoire municipale, Paris 1981, p. 422, no. 1
To the most pious and most victorious Iovius Valerius Diocletianus, unconquered, pious, fortunate Augustus; the council (ordo) of the colony of the Lambaesitani, devoted to his divine spirit and majesty, [set this up].
