Fragmentary plaque, probably from base for statue of Constantine I, emperor. Venusia (Apulia et Calabria). 317-320.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Venusia
Province:
Apulia et Calabria
Region:
Italy south of Rome, with Sicily
Details:
Found in 1988 in church of SS. Trinita, in 6th c context
Current Location:
Lower fragment is in Museo Archeologico (inv. no. 391.136); upper fragment is in warehouse of Castle (inv. no. 391.136)
OBJECT
Object:
Plaque
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
77
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Constantine I
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Council and people (ordo et populus) of Venusium
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
317
Latest:
320
MAIN REFERENCE
L'Année épigraphique, , 1995, 348
Silvestrini, M., 'Venosa. Una nuova epigrafe di Costantino e il recente recupero di un "corrector Apuliae et Calabriae". ', Scienze dell’antichità. Storia. archeologia, antropologia 6, Rome 1992-1993, pp. 120-130
Chelotti, M., "Venusia", Supplementa Italica, N.S. 20, Rome 2003, n. 7
