Small fragment of plaque with dedication to unknown emperor, possibly from base for statue. Lepcis Magna (Tripolitania). Late third to early fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lepcis Magna
Province:
Tripolitania
Region:
Details:
Theatre
Current Location:
Currently lost
OBJECT
Object:
Plaque
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
13
Width(cm):
18
Depth(cm):
3
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Name lost, but certainly an emperor
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Name lost
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
275
Latest :
325
MAIN REFERENCE
Tantillo, I. and F. Bigi (eds.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana, Cassino 2010, 345, no. 20, fig. 10.23
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. 510
