462. Dedication to Constantius I and Galerius
- Description:
- Rectangular base (w: 1.0 x h: 0.74 x d: 0.50) of brown limestone.
- Text:
- Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 1.43 x h: 0.47). Uniform with 469.
- Letters:
- Fourth century A.D. capitals: ll. 1-2, 0.06-0.07 ll. 4-5 0.05-0.06.
- Date:
- A.D. 305 or A.D. 306 (titulature)
- Findspot:
- Lepcis Magna: Forum Severianum, East Portico.
- 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)
<ab>
</ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
Fortissimis
et
inuictissimis
imperatoribus
<lb
n="2"
/>
<expan>
<abbr>
d
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
ominis
</ex>
<expan>
<abbr>
n
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
ostris
</ex>
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
arco
</ex>
Flauio
Valerio
Constantio
<expan>
<abbr>
P
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
io
</ex>
<expan>
<abbr>
F
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
elici
</ex>
inuicto
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
usto
</ex>
et
<lb
n="3"
/>
<del>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
</del>
<expan>
<abbr>
C
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
aio
</ex>
Galerio
</supplied>
<del>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
Va
</supplied>
lerio
Max
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
</del>
imiano
</supplied>
<del>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
</del>
Pio
Felici
inuicto
<expan>
</supplied>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
usto
</ex>
<lb
n="4"
/>
Lepcitani
deuoti
numini
maiestatique
eorum
<lb
n="5"
/>
publice
2, DDNN.
Translation:
To the bravest and wholly unconquered emperors, our Lords Marcus Flavius Valerius Constantius, Pius, Felix, unconquered Augustus, and [Caius Galerius Va]lerius Max[imianus Pius, Felix, unconquered Augustus](erased from Caius); the Lepcitanians, devoted to their divine power and majesty (set this up) publicly.
Commentary:
l. 2. Constantius Chlorus: Augustus 1 May 305 - 25 July 306.
l. 3. Galerius: Augustus 305-311; for the erasure of the name see ILS 630. note 1.
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