Base for statue of Flavius Macedonius Patricius, military commander (comes et dux) of Tripolitania and patron of Lepcis. 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 Forum, east side of the square
Current Location:
Where found
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
150
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Flavius Macedonius Patricius, comes et dux of Tripolitania
Position:
Military Office-Holders
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Council (ordo) and people (populus) of Lepcis Magna
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
393
Latest:
423
MAIN REFERENCE
Tantillo, I. and F. Bigi (eds.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana, Cassino 2010, 367-9, no. 30, figs. 7.14, 10.35, pl. X
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. 529
