Base for statue of Flavius Petasius, former governor of Tripolitania, patron of Lepcis. Lepcis Magna (Tripolitania). Mid to later fourth century
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lepcis Magna
Province:
Tripolitania
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
Severan Forum, east colonnade
Current Location:
Where found
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
131
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Flavius Petasius, former governor of Tripolitania
Position:
Provincial Governors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Council (ordo) and people (populus) of Lepcis Magna
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
303
Latest:
400
MAIN REFERENCE
Tantillo, I. and F. Bigi (eds.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana, Cassino 2010, 383-5, no. 37, figs. 7.14, 10.43, pl. XII
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. 566