Base for statue of Julian, emperor. Uchi Maius (Africa Proconsularis). 361-363
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Uchi Maius
Province:
Africa Proconsularis
Region:
North Africa, Western (from Byzacena westwards)
Details:
Uchi Maius, forum area
Current Location:
in situ ?
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Unknown
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
Width(cm):
Depth(cm):
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Flavius Claudius Iulianus
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
City of Uchi Maius
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
361
Latest :
363
MAIN REFERENCE
De Bruyn, G., Imago principum, imago deorum. Recherches sur les statues impériales et divines dans les cités d’Afrique (Ier - Ve siècles ap. J.-C.). Thèse de doctorat, Univerisité de Caen Basse-Normandie, Caen 2014, p. 945
Gavini, A., Khanoussi, M., and A. Mastino, Epigrafia e archeologia a Uchi Maius tra restauro e nuove scoperte, L’Africa Romana 19,3, Roma 2012, 2819-23 no. 2
To our lord Flavius Claudius Julianus, unconquered, most noble emperor, Augustus; the institutions of the city of Uchi Maius (res publica coloniae Uchitanorum Maiorum) [set this up], devoted to his divine spirit and majesty.
