Base for statue of Fabius Maximus, governor of Samnium. Aesernia (Samnium). 352-357 .
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Aesernia
Province:
Samnium
Region:
Italy south of Rome, with Sicily
Details:
First recorded in Isernia in earlier 18th century
Current Location:
Inserted into exterior wall of Isernia cathedral facing courtyard of episcopal palace
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Unknown
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
125
Width(cm):
78
Depth(cm):
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Fabius Maximus, governor of Samnium
Position:
Provincial Governors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Council and people (ordo et populus) of Aesernia; supervised by Aurelius Paulinianus, curator and patron
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
352
Latest :
357
MAIN REFERENCE
Inscriptiones Latinae Selectae, , 1248
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , IX, 2639
Buonocore, M., Molise. Repertorio delle Iscrizioni Latine. V.2: Aesernia , Campobasso 2003, n. 16
INSCRIPTION
Text:
Fabio Maximo, / v(iro) c(larissimo), / instauratori / moenium /(5) publicorum, / ordo et populus, / curante Aurelio / Pauliniano, cura/tore et patrono. // D(e)[d(icata)] / VIII k(alendas) [---], / D(omino) n(ostro) Co[nstan]/tio Aug(usto) V[---co(n)s(ule)].
Trans:
To Fabius Maximus, of clarissimus rank, renewer of public buildings; the council and people [set this up], under the supervision of Aurelius Paulinianus, curator and patron. [On right side] Dedicated on the 8th day before the kalends…, during the … consulship of our lord Constantius Augustus.
