475. Honours for Nicomachus Flavianus

Description:
Marble base. The reverse face of 562 q.v., re-used within about 20 years. 
Text:
Inscribed within a narrow border (die. w: 0.57 x h: 0.63 ); the first line is cut above the die. 
Letters:
Fourth century A.D. capitals: 0.03-0.04. 
Date:
A.D. 376 (prosopography) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Forum Severianum, near the entrance to the Basilica. 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Findspot 
Bibliography:
Guey, Revue des Etudes Anciennes LII (1950) 77.89; L'Année Epigraphique (Revue des Publications épigraphiques relatives à l'Antiquité romaine: annual supplement to Rev. Arch.) 1950:188. 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) 
Flauianii u(iri) c(larissimi)
Nicomacho Flauiano agentis (sic)
tunc uicem praefectorum prae-
torio per Africanas prouincias
5pubescente Romani nominis glo-
ria et uigente fortuna
dominorum principumq(ue) nostrorum
Valentis Gratiani et Valentiniani
perpetuorum semper Aug(ustorum) ubiq(ue)
10uincentium Lepcimagnensis
fidelis et innocens ordo cum po-
pulo pr(a)estantissimo patrono
uotis omnibus conlocauit
FLAVIANIIVC
NICOMACHOFLAVIANOAGENTIS(sic)
TVNCVICEMPRAEFECTORVMPRAE
TORIOPERAFRICANASPROVINCIAS
5PVBESCENTEROMANINOMINISGLO
RIAETVIGENTEFORTVNA
DOMINORVMPRINCIPVMQNOSTRORVM
VALENTISGRATIANIETVALENTINIANI
PERPETVORVMSEMPERAVGVBIQ
10VINCENTIVMLEPCIMAGNENSIS
FIDELISETINNOCENSORDOCVMPO
PVLOPRESTANTISSIMOPATRONO
VOTISOMNIBVSCONLOCAVIT
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Flauianii
<expan>
<abbr>
u
</abbr>
<ex>
iri
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
c
</abbr>
<ex>
larissimi
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="2" />
Nicomacho
Flauiano
agentis
<note>
sic
</note>
<lb n="3" />
tunc
uicem
praefectorum
prae
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
torio
per
Africanas
prouincias
<lb n="5" />
pubescente
Romani
nominis
glo
<lb n="6" type="worddiv" />
ria
et
uigente
fortuna
<lb n="7" />
dominorum
<expan>
<abbr>
principumq
</abbr>
<ex>
ue
</ex>
</expan>
nostrorum
<lb n="8" />
Valentis
Gratiani
et
Valentiniani
<lb n="9" />
perpetuorum
semper
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
ustorum
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
ubiq
</abbr>
<ex>
ue
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="10" />
uincentium
Lepcimagnensis
<lb n="11" />
fidelis
et
innocens
ordo
cum
po
<lb n="12" type="worddiv" />
pulo
<expan>
<abbr>
pr
</abbr>
<ex>
a
</ex>
<abbr>
estantissimo
</abbr>
</expan>
patrono
<lb n="13" />
uotis
omnibus
conlocauit
</ab>

2, agentis: : sic

9, AVGGG;. 375-378.

Translation:

Of Flavianius, most splendid (i.e. of senatorial status). To Nicomachus Flavianus, at that time deputy for the praetorian prefects throughout the African provinces, with the glory of the Roman name flourishing and the good fortune vigorous of our lords and emperors, Valens, Gratian and Valentinian, perpetual and always Augusti, and everywhere victorious; the faithful and innocent city council of Lepcis Magna, together with the people, set this up with all votes in favour to an outstanding patron.

Commentary:

l. 2. Virius Nicomachus Flavianus, PW VI. 2506. 14; vicarius of Africa in 376.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 374 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 374 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 51.VII.40)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 51.VII.40)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 749 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 749 Leica)

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