Base for statue of Constantine, emperor, probably replacing one of Licinius, emperor. Seleucia ad Calycadnum (Isauria). 324-37
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Seleucia ad Calycadnum
Province:
Isauria
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
Found on the market place of Silifke in 1974
Current Location:
Silifke museum (without published inv. no.
OBJECT
Object:
Base, for bronze statue
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
111
Width(cm):
84
Depth(cm):
66
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Constantine I, earlier probably Licinius
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Aurelius Fortunatus
Position:
Provincial Governors
DATE
Earliest:
308
Latest :
337
MAIN REFERENCE
L'Année épigraphique, , 1978, 816
Dagron, G. & D. Feissel, Inscriptions de Cilicie (Travaux et Mémoires du Centre de Recherche d'Histoire et Civilisation de Byzance, 4), Paris 1987, 22 no. 4
To our lord and emperor, the most blessed Augustus Flavius Constantinus; Aurelius Fortunatus, of perfectissimus rank, governor (praeses) of the province of Isauria, devoted to his divine spirit and majesty [set this up].
