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LSA-271 Base for posthumous statue of Virius Nicomachus Flavianus, consul and historian. 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. n. NCE 3035)
OBJECT
Object: Base Material: Marble Re-Use? Yes
Form: Rectangular Height(cm): 106 Width(cm): 64 Depth(cm): 46
Language: Latin Text Type: Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand: Virius Nicomachus Flavianus Position: Civilian Imperial Office-Holders Gender: Male
Awarder: Quintus 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. 464-465 (D. Velestino)

Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , VI, 1782 (+p. 4760)
INSCRIPTION
Text: Virio Nicomacho Flaviano, v(iro) c(larissimo), / quaest(ori), praet(ori), pontif(ici) maiori, / consulari Siciliae, / vicario Africae, /(5) quaestori intra palatium, / praef(ecto) praet(orio) iterum, co(n)s(uli) ord(inario), / historico disertissimo, / Q(uintus) Fab(ius) Memmius Symmachus, v(ir) c(larissimus) / prosocero optimo. Trans: To Virius Nicomachus Flavianus, of clarissimus rank, quaestor, praetor, higher pontiff, governor (consularis) of Sicily, vicar of Africa, quaestor in the palace, twice praetorian prefect, ordinary consul, most skilful historian. Quintus Fabius Memmius Symmachus, to the most excellent grandfather of his wife, [set this up].
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