Base for statue of Flavius Severus, local notable and patron. Aufidena (Samnium). Late third to Fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Aufidena
Province:
Samnium
Region:
Italy south of Rome, with Sicily
Details:
Found near medieval castle
Current Location:
No recent record
OBJECT
Object:
Base, for marble statue
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Unknown
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
114
Width(cm):
58
Depth(cm):
38
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Flavius Severus
Position:
Patrons
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Council and people (ordo et populus) of Aufidena
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
270
Latest :
400
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , IX, 2803
Buonocore, M., Aufidena, Supplementa Italica. Nuova serie 8, 47-69, Roma 1991, 53-4
INSCRIPTION
Text:
D(omino) Fl(avio) Severo, v(iro) p(erfectissimo), / statuam mar/moream quae / meritorum /(5) eius perenne / testimonium / loqueretur / ponendam, / (9) ordo et popu/lus Aufidenati/um censuit / civi et patrono.
Trans:
To the lord Flavius Severus, of perfectissimus rank, the councillors and people of Aufidena decreed the setting up of the marble statue as an eternal testimonial of his services, to a fellow citizen and patron.
