570. Fragmentary honours for Flavius Victorinus
- Description:
- Rectangular base (w: 0.56 x h: 0.85 x d: 0.50) of coarse brown limestone.
- Text:
- Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.27 x h: 0.57); the first word is cut above the die. The text is very lightly cut on a rough surface from which a previous inscription has been completely erased. Decipherment is therefore extremely difficult.
- Letters:
- Fourth century A.D. capitals: 0.02-0.04.
- Date:
- Fourth century A.D. (lettering).
- Findspot:
- Lepcis Magna: Forum Severianum, North 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; including revisions from J. M. Reynolds, 'Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania: A Supplement', Proceedings of the British School at Rome 23 (1955), 124-147
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds, Ward-Perkins)
Praedicabilis in-
tegritatis et beniuoli
uigoris iustitiae singu-
5laris Flauio Victoriạṇọ
comịtị C̣EṢỊ Africạẹ
quod defesso territoṛịọ
nimia inc̣ụṛṣatione ba[r]
barorum sequens[·· 6-7··]
10excubia[·· ? ··]mọ-
deratione iu[dici ·· ? ··]-
am public[·· ? ··]
quam pr [·· ? ··]
[·· ? ··] Lepcim-
15[agnenses ·· ? ··]
On further examination of the photographs of this base since 1951, more of the inscription has been read.
6, It would be possible to read com(iti) et or comit(i) at the beginning of the line. The word which follows is difficult to read-diocesis would give sense, but the first four letters would have to be very cramped to fit into the space available.
7, quod defess[·· ? ··] Perhaps quod defess[...
3, beniuoli: sic
Translation:
(In honour) of [·· ? ··]allometis (or [·· ? ··]allomes). To (a man of) praiseworthy integrity, benevolent energy and remarkable justice, Flavius Victorianus, count [?of the province] of Africa, because he restored to a land wearied by excessive barbarian invasion, following [·· ? ··] of keeping watch [·· c. 14 ··] by the moderation of his judgments [·· c. 6 ··] the [·· ? ··] both of the city and private persons also [·· c. 12 ··] the Lepcimagnensians [set this up ·· ? ··]
Commentary:
Flavius Victorianus was comes Africae between 375 and 378, see CIL VIII, 10937. the activities for which he is honoured in this inscription are clearly part of the aftermath of the Austurian invasion of Tripolitania c. 363-5, see Amm. Marc. XXVIII 6 and especially 476, 526, and 571, of approximately the same date as this text.
Photographs:
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