Base for statue of Flavius Sallustius, consul and praetorian prefect; erected by the provincials of Spain. Rome, Forum of Trajan. 364
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Roma
Province:
Roma
Region:
Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details:
Rome, Forum of Trajan
Current Location:
Rome, Forum of Trajan, deposit of Basilica Ulpia (FT 14452)
OBJECT
Object:
Base, for bronze statue
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
139
Width(cm):
67
Depth(cm):
63
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Flavius Sallustius
Position:
Consuls
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Provincials of Spain (Hispaniae)
Position:
Provinces and provincial councils
DATE
Earliest:
364
Latest :
364
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , VI, 1729 (+4745-6)
INSCRIPTION
Text:
Fl(avio) Sallustio, v(iro) c(larissimo), / cons(uli) ordinario, / praef(ecto) praet(orio), comiti / consistorii, vicario / Urbi Romae, vicario / Hispaniarum, vicario / quinq(ue) provinciarum, / pleno aequitatis / ac fidei ob virtutis / meritorumq(ue) gloriam, / missis legat(is) ius(sione) sac(ra) / Hispaniae dicauerunt. // Dedicata V kal(endas) Iun(ias) / divo Ioviano Aug(usto) et Varronian[o] coss (ie, consulibus).
Trans:
To Flavius Sallustius, of clarissimus rank, ordinary consul, praetorian prefect, count of the consistory, vicar of the city of Rome, vicar of the Spains, vicar of the five provinces, abundant in equanimity and trustworthiness. For the glory of [his] virtues and merits, the Spains dedicated [this statue] through the legates sent by sacred decision.// Dedicated on the 28th of May in the consulship of the deified Jovian Augustus and Varronianus.
