Base for statue of Tetrarch, probably Constantius I, emperor. Perge (Pamphylia). 293-305
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Perge
Province:
Pamphylia
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
First recorded south of round building of Macellum, in 2004
Current Location:
Where recorded (?)
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Unknown
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
117
Width(cm):
63
Depth(cm):
54
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Constantius I (probably)
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Marcus Ulpius Urbanus
Position:
Provincial Governors
DATE
Earliest:
293
Latest :
305
MAIN REFERENCE
Şahin, S., Die Inschriften von Perge, Teil II (Inschriften griechischer Städte aus Kleinasien, Band 61), Bonn 2004, 10 no. 288
INSCRIPTION
Text:
---/ Ca[esari] / [M(arcus)] Ụḷp̣ịus Urbanus / [v(ir) p(erfectissimus)] p(raeses) p(rovinciae) P(am)f̣ỵḷ(iae) ḍ(evotus) n(umini) ṃ(aiestati)q(ue) eius
Trans:
To the Caesar (...); Marcus Ulpius Urbanus, of perfectissimus rank, governor (praeses) of the province of Pamphylia, devoted to his divine spirit and majesty [set this up].
