Base for statue of Constantine I, emperor. Asadi (Africa Proconsularis). 312-324.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Asadi
Province:
Africa Proconsularis
Region:
North Africa, Western (from Byzacena westwards)
Details:
Precise find-spot unrecorded
Current Location:
No record
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Other
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
124
Width(cm):
75
Depth(cm):
42
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Constantine I
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
City of Asadi
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
312
Latest :
324
MAIN REFERENCE
L'Année épigraphique, Paris, 1974, no 693
Lepelley, C., Les cités de l'Afrique romaine au Bas-Empire, t. 2, Notices d'histoire municipale, Paris 1981, p. 73, n. 3
INSCRIPTION
Text:
Magno et invicto / principi, restituto/ri orbis sui terra/rum, Flavio Valeri/o Constantino, in/victo, pio, felici Aug(usto), Asadi, devota n(umini) m(aiestatique) eius.
Trans:
To the great and unconquered ruler, restorer of his world, Flavius Valerius Constantinus, unconquered, pious, fortunate Augustus; Asadi, devoted to his divine spirit and majesty, [set this up].
