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LSA-270 Base for statue of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, consul and orator, probably posthumous. Rome. Early fifth century








PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Roma Province: Roma Region: Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details: Rome, Caelian hill; area of modern Ospedale Militare
Current Location: Rome, Capitoline Museums, Tabularium (inv. NCE 3037)
OBJECT
Object: Base Material: Marble Re-Use? Yes
Form: Rectangular Height(cm): 104 Width(cm): 58 Depth(cm): 47
Language: Latin Text Type: Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand: Quintus Aurelius Symmachus Position: Consuls Gender: Male
Awarder: Fabius Memmius Symmachus Position: Family Members
DATE
Earliest: 402 Latest : 431
MAIN REFERENCE
Ensoli, S. & E. La Rocca, Aurea Roma. Dalla città pagana alla città cristiana (Exhibition, Rome 2000), Rome 2000, p. 463-464 (D. Velestino)

Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , VI, 1699 (+p. 4747-84748)
INSCRIPTION
Text: [Eusebi]i. / Q(uinto) Aur(elio) Symmacho, v(iro) c(larissimo), / quaest(ori), praet(ori), pontifici / maiori, correctori /(5) Lucaniae et Brittiorum, / comiti ordinis tertii, / procons(uli) Africae, praef(ecto) / urb(i), co(n)s(uli) ordinario, / oratori disertissimo, /(10) Q(uintus) Fab(ius) Memm(ius) Symmachus, / v(ir) c(larissimus), patri optimo. Trans: [Statue of] Eusebius. To Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, of clarissimus rank, quaestor, praetor, higher pontiff, governor (corrector) of Lucania and Bruttii, count of the third order, proconsul of Africa, prefect of the City, ordinary consul, most skilful orator. Quintus Fabius Memmius Symmachus, of clarissimus rank, to his most excellent father.
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