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LSA-2643 Block from base for statue of Diocletian, emperor. Augusta Vindelicorum (Raetia II). 290








PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Augusta Vindelicorum Province: Raetia II Region: Gaul and Germany
Details: Found 1825 built into medieval wall of so-called 'Barfüßer-Torturm'
Current Location: Augsburg, Römisches Museum, inv. no. 54
OBJECT
Object: Base Material: Local stone Re-Use? No
Form: Rectangular Height(cm): 116 Width(cm): 70 Depth(cm): 68
Language: Latin Text Type: Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand: Diocletian Position: Emperors Gender: Male
Awarder: Septimius Valentio Position: Provincial Governors
DATE
Earliest: 290 Latest : 290
MAIN REFERENCE
L'Année épigraphique, , 1972, 358

Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , III, 5810

Dessau, H., Inscriptiones latinae selectae, Berlin 3rd ed. 1962, no. 618
INSCRIPTION
Text: Providentissimo / principi rectori / orbis ac domino / fundatori pacis /(5) aeternae / Diocletiano P(io) F(elici) / Invicto Aug(usto) pont(ifici) / max(imo) Ger(manico) max(imo) Pers(ico) / max(imo) trib(unicia) pot(estate) VII /(10) co(n)s(uli) IIII patri pat(riae) / proco(n)s(uli) Sept(imius) / [Vale]ntio v(ir) p(erfectissimus) p(raeses) p(rovinciae) R(aetiae) / d(evotus) n(umini) m(aiestati)que eius d(ecreto) d(ecurionum)
 Trans: To the most provident emperor, master and lord of the world, founder of eternal peace, Diocletian, pious, fortunate, unconquered Augustus, highest priest, greatest victor over the Germanic people, greatest victor over the Persian people, holder of the trinbunician power for the seventh time, consul for the fourth time, father of the fatherland, proconsul. Septimius Valentio, of perfectissimus rank, governor (praeses) of the province of Raetia, devout to his divine spirit and majesty, by decree of the decurions (set this up).
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