Base for statue of Basiliscus, consul and military commander. Philippopolis (Thracia). 465-474
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Philippopolis
Province:
Thracia
Region:
North Balkans and Danube provinces
Details:
Tsar Ivan Sisman square
Current Location:
Plovdiv Archaeological Museum, inv. no.1786.
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
180
Width(cm):
60
Depth(cm):
50
Language:
Bilingual
Text Type:
Verse
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Basiliscus
Position:
Military Office-Holders
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Unknown
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
465
Latest :
474
MAIN REFERENCE
L'Année épigraphique, , 1937, 98
Beševliev, V., Spätgriechische und spätlateinische Inschriften aus Bulgarien , Berlin 1964, no. 206 fig. 229
INSCRIPTION
Text:
Ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ. Hic est quem cernis equitum / peditumque magister, / consul, patricius, imperii(que) parens. / Ipse triumphator (r)ediit nunc / victor ab orbe. / Gloria Romanis, tu Basilisce, tuis.
Trans:
To Good Fortune. He whom you see is the master of the cavalry and the infantry, consul, patricius, and father of the empire. This man now returns triumphant, victorious all over the world. You, Basiliscus, a glory to your Romans.
