Lost base for statues of Marcus Aurelius Dubitatus and Caius Centullius Fortunatus (grandfather and grandson). Brixia (Venetia et Histria). Late third century to fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Brixia
Province:
Venetia et Histria
Region:
Italy north of Rome, with Corsica and Sardinia
Details:
First recorded in church of S. Antonio at Tuscolano-Maderno, comune di Brescia
Current Location:
No recent record, probably lost
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Unknown
Re-Use?
Unknown
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
Width(cm):
Depth(cm):
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Marcus Aurelius Dubitatus and Caius Centullius Fortunatus
Position:
Family Members
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Marcus Aurelius Dubitatus
Position:
Family Members
DATE
Earliest:
280
Latest :
400
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , V, 4870
Garzetti, A.(ed)., Inscriptiones Italiae Academiae Italicae Consociatae ediderunt. Volumen X, Fasciculus V, Brixia , Rome 1984-1986, (3), 1033
INSCRIPTION
Text:
Industrio ac [be]nivolo, / plurimis militiae honoribus / functo, / p[ro] suae pietatis merito, M(arco) Aur(elio) /(5) Dubitato, v(iro) c(larissimo), patri, et C(aio) Centullio / Fortunato, adulescenti clarissimo, / filio amantissimo, / M(arcus) Aur(elius) Dubitatus, vir c(larissimus), fieri iussit.
Trans:
To a diligent and kind man who served in many imperial offices (plurimis militiae honoribus), as a reward for his piety, Marcus Aurelius Dubitatus, of clarissimus rank, father, and to Caius Centullius Fortunatus, a youth of clarissimus rank, a most beloved son; Marcus Aurelius Dubitatus, of clarissimus rank ordered [this] to be made.
