Base, just possibly for statue, with inscription of Flavius Lucretius Publianus, curator rei publicae of Nola. Nola (Campania). Fourth to earlier fifth century
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Nola
Province:
Campania
Region:
Italy south of Rome, with Sicily
Details:
Found 1971 in Naples, during excavations under cathedral, probably in secondary, medieval context
Current Location:
Naples, courtyard between Cathedral and Basilica of Santa Restituta
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Unknown
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
85
Width(cm):
57
Depth(cm):
42
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Flavius Lucretius Publianus
Position:
Civilian Imperial Office-Holders
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
city of Nola (?)
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
312
Latest :
450
MAIN REFERENCE
Camodeca, G., 'Curatores rei publicae I', Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 35, 225-36, Bonn 1979, 232-6 no. 3
INSCRIPTION
Text:
Pro splendore et / dignitate civitatis / Fl(avius) Lucretius Publia-/nus cur(ator) r(ei) p(ublicae) Nolanor(um) / (5) stateriam cum pon-/deribus iustis / deferendam curavit.
Trans:
To accord with the splendour and dignity of the city, Flavius Lucretius Publianus, curator of the city (res publica) of Nola, took care that scales with the just (standard) weights were installed.
