Base for statue of Constantius II, emperor. Lepcis Magna (Tripolitania). 352-361.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lepcis Magna
Province:
Tripolitania
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
Severan Forum, northern side of the square
Current Location:
Where found
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
110
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Constantius II
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Marcus Nicentius, governor of Tripolitania
Position:
Provincial Governors
DATE
Earliest:
352
Latest:
361
MAIN REFERENCE
Tantillo, I. and F. Bigi (eds.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana, Cassino 2010, 327-9, no. 8, figs. 7.14, 10.10, pl. V
Reynolds, J. M. & J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania. In collaboration with S. Aurigemma, R. Bartoccini, G. Caputo, R. Goodchild, P. Romanelli, Roma 1952, no. 471
