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LSA-2866 Plaque with honorific inscription to emperor, possibly from base for statue. Girba (Africa Proconsularis). 324-400








PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Girba Province: Africa Proconsularis Region: North Africa, Western (from Byzacena westwards)
Details: First recorded re-employed in the medieval castle of Borj Gazi Mustapha in Houmt Souk (location of ancient Girba)
Current Location: No published record
OBJECT
Object: Plaque Material: Marble Re-Use? Unknown
Form: Unknown Height(cm): 18 Width(cm): 29 Depth(cm): 3
Language: Latin Text Type: Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand: Name lost Position: Emperors Gender: Male
Awarder: city (res publica) of Girba Position: Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest: 324 Latest : 400
MAIN REFERENCE
L'Année épigraphique, , 1987, 1032

L'Année épigraphique, , 2003, 1889

Agus, A. and R. Zucca, Meninx-Girba nelle fonti letterarie ed epigrafiche, L’Africa Romana 14.3, 1953-4, Roma 2002, no. 11
INSCRIPTION
Text: ---victo]ri ? trium-/[f]atori semper Aug(usto) /(3) devota res publica / Girbitana n(umini) [m(aiestati)q(ue) e(ius)]. Trans: To (…), victor, triumphant, always Augustus, the city (res publica) of Girba, devoted to his divine spirit and majesty [set this up].
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