575. Honours for Magnius Asper Flavianus

Description:
Moulded marble base (w: 0.65 x h: 1.50 x d: 0.65). 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.36 x h: 0.59); the first word is cut above the die, between an incised wreath and a formal spray.  
Letters:
Fourth century A.D. capitals: l. 1, 0.05; remainder, 0.03. 
Date:
Fourth century A.D. (lettering).  
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) 
Flauianii
Omnium uirtutum expe-
rientissimo uiro ingeni-
tae mansuetudinis et be-
5nignitati patientiae pollenti
iudiciorum aequissimo mode-
ratori antistiti innocentiae
Magnio Aspero Flauiano u(iro) p(erfectissimo) praesi-
di prouinciae Tripolitanae Lepci-
10magnenses ob eius amorem in se
conlatum et integritatem perpen-
sae sibi cognitam patrono dig-
nissimo famae et gloriae per-
petuum testimonium posuerunt
FLAVIANII
OMNIVMVIRTVTVMEXPE
RIENTISSIMOVIROINGENI
TAEMANSVETVDINISETBE
5NIGNITATIPATIENTIAEPOLLENTI
IVDICIORVMAEQVISSIMOMODE
RATORIANTISTITIINNOCENTIAE
MAGNIOASPEROFLAVIANOVPPRAESI
DIPROVINCIAETRIPOLITANAELEPCI
10MAGNENSESOBEIVSAMOREMINSE
CONLATVMETINTEGRITATEMPERPEN
SAESIBICOGNITAMPATRONODIG
NISSIMOFAMAEETGLORIAEPER
PETVVMTESTIMONIVMPOSVERVNT
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Flauianii
<lb n="2" />
Omnium
uirtutum
expe
<lb n="3" type="worddiv" />
rientissimo
uiro
ingeni
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
tae
mansuetudinis
et
be
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
nignitati
patientiae
pollenti
<lb n="6" />
iudiciorum
aequissimo
mode
<lb n="7" type="worddiv" />
ratori
antistiti
innocentiae
<lb n="8" />
Magnio
Aspero
Flauiano
<expan>
<abbr>
u
</abbr>
<ex>
iro
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
erfectissimo
</ex>
</expan>
praesi
<lb n="9" type="worddiv" />
di
prouinciae
Tripolitanae
Lepci
<lb n="10" type="worddiv" />
magnenses
ob
eius
amorem
in
se
<lb n="11" />
conlatum
et
integritatem
perpen
<lb n="12" type="worddiv" />
sae
sibi
cognitam
patrono
dig
<lb n="13" type="worddiv" />
nissimo
famae
et
gloriae
per
<lb n="14" type="worddiv" />
petuum
testimonium
posuerunt
</ab>

5, sic

Translation:

(In honour) of Flavianius. To a man thoroughly experienced in all virtues, of natural clemency, and outstanding in kindness and patience, a most just conductor of trials, of outstanding innocence, Magnius Asper Flavianus, excellent man (of equestrian status), governor of the province of Tripolitania; the Lepcimagnensians on account of the affection he has shown to them and the integrity of assessment well known to them, set this up to a most worthy patron, as a perpetual testimony to his fame and glory.

Commentary:

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Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 334 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 334 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 83)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 83)

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