DiscussionBase for statue of Valentinian I, emperor. Thisi (Africa Proconsularis). 368-370 INSCRIPTIONIn eight lines: [F]lavio Valenti/niano, pio, feli[ci], / victori ac / [co]nservatori / (5) [tot]ius orbis / [ter]rarum, sem/[per A]ugusto, / [proco(n)s(ulatu)] Petronii Cl[audii]. 'To Flavius Valentinianus, pious, fortunate, victor and saviour of the whole world, forever Augustus; under the governorship of Petronius Claudius.' Letter height : 5 - 3 cm DESCRIPTION (from Poinssot, 1938, 39-40) Rectangular base ('bloc rectangulaire'), broken on the left and at the base ('brisée à gauche et en bas'). PROVENANCE AND CURRENT LOCATION Found in Béchateur by M. G. Vermandel in 1937. There is no published record of its present location. HONORAND, AWARDER AND DATE The honorand, Valentinian I, was Augustus from 364 to 375. Like almost all late antique imperial statues in Africa, our statue was probably ordered by the city itself, though (again following common practice) it was careful in the inscription to give reflected credit to the current governor, Petronius Claudius, governor (proconsul) of Africa in 368-70 (PLRE I, 208, Claudius 10). Claudius' proconsulship provides the closest dating for our dedication. . Main ReferenceMerlin, A., Inscriptions latines de la Tunisie, Paris, 1944, no. 1192Lepelley, C., Les cités de l'Afrique romaine au Bas-Empire, t. 2, Notices d'histoire municipale, Paris 1981, p. 256 Discussion ReferencesCompte-rendus des séances de la Commission de l'Afrique du Nord, Bulletin archéologique du Comité des Travaux Historiques et Scientifiques, Paris, 1938-39-40, p. 40 |
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