DiscussionBase for statue of Tyrrania Anicia Iuliana, wife of the consul Olybrius; erected by a client. From Rome. 379. INSCRIPTIONIn 12 lines: Tyrraniae Aniciae / Iulianae, c(larissimae) f(eminae), coniugi / Q(uinti) Clodi Hermogeniani / Olybri, v(iri) c(larissimi), / consularis Campaniae, / proconsulis Africae, / praefecti urbis, / praef(ecti) praet(orio) Illyrici, / praef(ecti) praet(orio) Orientis, / consulis ordinarii. / Fl(avius) Clodius Rufus, v(ir) p(erfectissimus), / patronae perpetuae. 'To Tyrrania Anicia Iuliana, of clarissimus rank, wife of Quintus Clodius Hermogenianus Olybrius, of clarissimus rank, governor (consularis) of Campania, governor (proconsul) of Africa, prefect of the City, praetorian prefect of Illyricum, praetorian prefect of Oriens, consul (consul ordinarius). Flavius Clodius Rufus, of perfectissimus rank, [set this up] to [Iuliana] his eternal patron.' DESCRIPTION (From CIL and Blanck 1969, 94) Large marble base damaged at the lower left corner: H 126, W 80, D 52 cm. Our dedication was carved over an earlier erased inscription (Blanck 1969, 94) . PROVENANCE AND CURRENT LOCATION The base was discovered in the vicinity of S. Pietro in Vincoli, on the Oppian hill. It is now in Copenhagen, in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (inv. n. 884). HONORAND, AWARDER, AND DATE The base is dedicated to Tyrrania Anicia Iuliana (PLRE I, 468 Iuliana 3), of clarissimus rank, and wife of Quintus Clodius Hermogenianus Olybrius, one of the most distinguished Roman aristocrats of the time, and consul (PLRE I, 640-642, Olybrius 3). It was dedicated by Flavius Clodius Rufus, a client of Iuliana, who is otherwise unknown (PLRE I, 785 Rufus 5). The monument was dedicated in 379, when Olybrius held the supreme honour of the consulship. FURTHER DISCUSSION This is a rare dedication to a female honorand and patron. However, Iuliana's husband Olybrius receives most of the attention of the text, with his cursus honorum described in great detail, and with the dedication timed for his consulship. Evidently he, as much as Iuliana, was expected to take note of Rufus' devoted action. Main ReferenceCorpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , VI, 1714 (+p. 4741)Discussion ReferencesBlanck, H., Wiederverwendung alter Statuen als Ehrendenkmäler bei Griechen und Römern, Rome 1969, 94 Jones, A. H. M. et al., The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire. Vol. I 260-395, Cambridge et al. 1971 (1975), 468 Iuliana 3 |
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