419. Dedication to Caracalla

Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.51 x h: 0.93 x d: 0.50) of grey brown limestone. Uniform with 390, 402, 433. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.29 x h: 0.65).  
Letters:
Rustic capitals: 0.03-0.04. 
Date:
Between 10 Dec 199 and 9 Dec 200 (titulature) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Forum Vetus, in the exedra at the SE angle. 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Findspot 
Bibliography:
Not previously published. This edition taken from J. M. Reynolds and J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania, Rome: British School at Rome, 1952.  
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Ward-Perkins) 
Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) M(arco) Aurelio
Antonino Pio
Aug(usto) trib(unicia) potest(ate) III
Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) L(uci) Septimi
5Seueri Pii Pertina-
cis Aug(usti) Arabici
Adiab(enici) Part(hici) max(imi)
felicissimi p(atris) p(atriae) fil(io)
M(arcus) Calpurnius Geta
10Attianus et
M(arcus) Calpurnius Attia-
nus fil(ius) numini
eorum deuotissimi
posuerunt
IMPCAESMAVRELIO
ANTONINOPIO
AVGTRIBPOTESTIII
IMPCAESLSEPTIMI
5SEVERIPIIPERTINA
CISAVGARABICI
ADIABPARTMAX
FELICISSIMIPPFIL
MCALPVRNIVSGETA
10ATTIANVSET
MCALPVRNIVSATTIA
NVSFILNVMINI
EORVMDEVOTISSIMI
POSVERVNT
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratori
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
ari
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arco
</ex>
</expan>
Aurelio
<lb n="2" />
Antonino
Pio
<lb n="3" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usto
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
trib
</abbr>
<ex>
unicia
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
potest
</abbr>
<ex>
ate
</ex>
</expan>
<num value="3" >
III
</num>
<lb n="4" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratoris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
aris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
uci
</ex>
</expan>
Septimi
<lb n="5" />
Seueri
Pii
Pertina
<lb n="6" type="worddiv" />
cis
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usti
</ex>
</expan>
Arabici
<lb n="7" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Adiab
</abbr>
<ex>
enici
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Part
</abbr>
<ex>
hici
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
max
</abbr>
<ex>
imi
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="8" />
felicissimi
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atriae
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
fil
</abbr>
<ex>
io
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="9" />
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arcus
</ex>
</expan>
Calpurnius
Geta
<lb n="10" />
Attianus
et
<lb n="11" />
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arcus
</ex>
</expan>
Calpurnius
Attia
<lb n="12" type="worddiv" />
nus
<expan>
<abbr>
fil
</abbr>
<ex>
ius
</ex>
</expan>
numini
<lb n="13" />
eorum
deuotissimi
<lb n="14" />
posuerunt
</ab>

Translation:

To emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Augustus, holding tribunician power for the third time, son of emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Augustus, victor in Arabia, victor in Adiabene, greatest victor in Parthia, most fortunate, father of the country; Marcus Calpurnius Geta Attianus and Marcus Calpurnius Attianus, his son, being deeply devoted to their divine will, set this up.

Commentary:

l. 3. trib. pot. III. 10 Dec. 199 - 9 Dec. 200.

l. 10. M. Calpurnius Geta Attianus. Also in 390, ll. 9-10; 402, ll. 10-11; 433, l. 8.

l.12. M. Calpurnius Attianus filius. Also in 390, ll. 11-12; 402, ll. l2-13; 433, l. 10.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 919)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 919)

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