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LSA-2660 Base for statue of Publius Valerius Maro, father of the poet Vergil. Aquileia (Venetia et Histria). Fourth Century.








PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Aquileia Province: Venetia et Histria Region: Italy north of Rome, with Corsica and Sardinia
Details: Discovered in 1986, during excavation of the Forum
Current Location: Aquileia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
OBJECT
Object: Base Material: Local stone Re-Use? Yes
Form: Rectangular Height(cm): 136 Width(cm): 79 Depth(cm): 60
Language: Latin Text Type: Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand: Publius Valerius Maro, father of the poet Vergil Position: Intellectuals, Lawyers and Doctors Gender: Male
Awarder: Unknown Position: Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest: 300 Latest : 400
MAIN REFERENCE
Bertacchi, L., Aquileia nostra LVII, 1986, 401-12, Aquileia 1986,

Lettich, G., Itinerari Epigrafici Aquileiesi. Guida alle epigrafi esposte nel Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Aquileia (Antichità Alto Adriatiche 50), Trieste 2003, n. 30
INSCRIPTION
Text: Publio / Valerio / Maroni, / patri Vergili. Trans: To Publius Valerius Maro, father of Vergil.
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