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464. Dedication to Maxentius

Description:: Rectangular base (w: 0.50 x h: 0.95 x d: 0.53) of brown limestone.
Text:: Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.34 x h: 0.86).
Letters:: Fourth century A.D. capitals: 0.05.
Date:: A.D. 306-312 (reign)
Findspot:: Lepcis Magna: Forum Severianum, North West 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)

Indulgentis-
simo ac liber-
tatis restitu-
tori uictori-
5osissimoque
imperatori
d(omino) n(ostro) Maxentio
P(io) F(elici) inuicto Aug(usto)
Val(erius) Alexander
10 u(ir) p(erfectissimus) a(gens) u(ices) praef(ectorum) praet(orio)
numini maies-
tatiq(ue) eius dicatiss(imus)

INDVLGENTIS
SIMOACLIBER
TATISRESTITV
TORIVICTORI
5OSISSIMOQVE
IMPERATORI
DNMAXENTIO
PFINVICTOAVG
VALALEXANDER
10VPAVPRAEFPRAET
NVMINIMAIES
TATIQEIVSDICATISS

<ab>

Indulgentis

simo

liber

tatis

restitu

tori

uictori

osissimoque

imperatori

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

omino

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

ostro

</ex>

</expan>

Maxentio

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

elici

</ex>

</expan>

inuicto

<expan>

<abbr>

Aug

</abbr>

<ex>

usto

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

Val

</abbr>

<ex>

erius

</ex>

</expan>

Alexander

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

erfectissimus

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

gens

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

ices

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

praef

</abbr>

<ex>

ectorum

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

praet

</abbr>

<ex>

orio

</ex>

</expan>

numini

<expan>

<abbr>

maies

tatiq

</abbr>

<ex>

</ex>

</expan>

eius

<expan>

<abbr>

dicatiss

</abbr>

<ex>

imus

</ex>

</expan>

</ab>

Translation:

To the most indulgent, and moreover restorer of freedom, and most victorious emperor, our lord Maxentius Pius, Felix, unconquered Augustus; Valerius Alexander, most excellent man ( i.e. of equestrian status), deputy for the praetorian prefects, deeply devoted to his divine power and majesty.