Base for statue of Caecilius Severus Elpidius, vicar. Lepcis Magna (Tripolitania). Late fourth to early fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lepcis Magna
Province:
Tripolitania
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
Severan Basilica, eastern vestibule
Current Location:
Where found
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
130
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Caecilius Severus Elpidius, vicarius
Position:
Civilian Imperial Office-Holders
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
People of Lepcis Magna (Lepcitani)
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
375
Latest:
425
MAIN REFERENCE
Tantillo, I. and F. Bigi (eds.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana, Cassino 2010, 361-4, no. 28, figs. 7.14, 10.31-32, pl. IX
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. 519
