Base for bronze statue of Ceionius Italicus, governor of Numidia. Cirta (Numidia). 340-350, possibly 343
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Cirta
Province:
Numidia
Region:
North Africa, Western (from Byzacena westwards)
Details:
Found during excavations in the rue Cahoreau in 1859, originally in the forum (inscription)
Current Location:
Constantine, Museum (without published inv. no.)
OBJECT
Object:
Base, for bronze statue
Material:
Unknown
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
100
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Ceionius Italicus, governor of Numidia and patron of the city of Milev
Position:
Provincial Governors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Ordered by emperors Constantius II and Constans, at the request of the province and of the council of the city of Milev
Position:
Emperors
DATE
Earliest:
340
Latest:
350
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , VIII, 7013
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, 590
Lepelley, C., Les cités de l'Afrique romaine au Bas-Empire, t. 2, Notices d'histoire municipale, Paris 1981, 439 n. 6
