Fragments of plaque with inscription to Constans and Constantius II, emperors, possibly from statue base. Sabratha (Tripolitania). 340-350
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Sabratha
Province:
Tripolitania
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
Sabratha, Theatre
Current Location:
Sabratha, Museum (without published inv. no.)
OBJECT
Object:
Plaque
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Unknown
Form:
Height(cm):
44
Width(cm):
48
Depth(cm):
Language:
Text Type:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Constans and Constantius II
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Name lost
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
340
Latest :
350
MAIN REFERENCE
Reynolds, J. M. and J. B. Ward-Perkins, Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania, enhanced electronic reissue by Gabriel Bodard and Charlotte Roueché (available at http://irt.kcl.ac.uk/irt2009/index.html), London 2009, no. 7
Reynolds, J. M. & J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania. In collaboration with S. Aurigemma, R. Bartoccini, G. Caputo, R. Goodchild, P. Romanelli, Roma 1952, no. 7
To the ·· ? ·· and victors throughout the whole world, our lords Flavius Julius Constans and Flavius Julius Constantius ·· ? ··; of Hercules ·· ? ··' (translation Reynolds and Ward-Perkins 2009).
