Base for posthumous statue of Gratian, father of Valentinian and Valens. Cirta-Constantina (Numidia). 364-367
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Cirta
Province:
Numidia
Region:
North Africa, Western (from Byzacena westwards)
Details:
Originally by the Capitol, it was found re-used at courtyard of the genius, in the Casbah
Current Location:
No recent record - where found?
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Unknown
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
95
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Gratian (the elder), father of the emperors Valentinian and Valens
Position:
Imperial Family
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Antonius Draucus, imperial vicarius
Position:
High Imperial Office-Holders
DATE
Earliest:
364
Latest:
367
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , VIII, 7014
Pflaum H.-G., Inscriptions latines de l'Algérie. 2, Inscriptions de la confédération cirtéenne, de Cuicul et de la tribu des Suburbures. [1, Rusicade et région de Rusicade, Cirta, Castellum celtianum, Caldis, Castellum tidditanorum], Paris, 1957, 591
Lepelley, C., Les cités de l'Afrique romaine au Bas-Empire, t. 2, Notices d'histoire municipale, Paris 1981, 390 no. 5
