Base for statue of Lucius Annius Rufus, local notable and patron of the city. Canusium (Apulia et Calabria). Third-fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Canusium
Province:
Apulia et Calabria
Region:
Italy south of Rome, with Sicily
Details:
Inserted into wall of Largo S. Sabino
Current Location:
Inserted into wall of Largo S. Sabino (inv. Nr. 40467)
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
137
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Lucius Annius Rufus, patron of the city
Position:
Other Provincial Honorands
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
People (populus) of Canusium
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
260
Latest:
360
MAIN REFERENCE
Christol. M., Magioncalda, A.. 'Contuinuités dans la vie municipale à l’époque tardive d’après l’épigraphie de Canusium (Canosa, Italie). ', La fin de la cité antique et le début de la cité médiévale de la fin du IIIe siècle à l’avènement de Charlemagne. Actes du colloque tenu à Paris les 1, 2 et 3 avril 1993, Bari 1996,
Chelotti, M. et alii, Le Epigrafi Romane di Canosa, Bari 1990, n. 38
Silvestrini, M., Un itinerario epigrafico lungo la via Traiana. Aeca, Herdoniae, Canusium, Bari 1999, Cc6
