Lower part of base for re-erected gilded bronze statue of Flavius Taurus, praetorian prefect; commanded by the emperors. Rome, Forum of Trajan. 364-367
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 14450)
OBJECT
Object:
Base, for gilded statue
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
103
Width(cm):
82
Depth(cm):
65
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Flavius Taurus, praetorian prefect
Position:
Civilian Imperial Office-Holders
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Valentinian and Valens, with the agreement of the Senate
Position:
Emperors
DATE
Earliest:
364
Latest :
367
MAIN REFERENCE
L'Année épigraphique, , 1934, 159
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , VI, 41336
INSCRIPTION
Text:
------? / [.]ẹs++[---] / adque (!) constanṭịa aeq(ue) proba/to, v(iro) c(larissimo) Tauro, comiti ordinis primi, / quaestori sacri palati patricia dig/nitate, praef(ecto) praet(orio) per Italiam atq(ue)/ Africam, dd nn (ie, domini nostri) Valentinianus / et Valens victores ac triumfatores / semper Augusti, statuam sub auro, / quam adprobante amplissimo senatu / iamdudam meruerat, ad perpetuam / laudabilis viri memoriam reddi / iusserunt.
Trans:
... and constancy equally tested, Taurus of clarissimus rank, count of the first order, quaestor in the holy palace, of patrician dignity, praetorian prefect for Italy and Africa. Our lords Valentinian and Valens victorious and triumphant, forever Augusti, commanded with the agreement of the most splendid Senate that the gilded statue that he earned some time ago be restored, for the perpetual memory of this man worthy of praise.
