578. Honours for M. Vibius Anianus Geminus
- Description:
- Moulded marble base (w: 0.90 x h: 1.50 x d: 0.90)
- Text:
- Inscribed on one face within a moulded pane (die, w: 0.39 x h: 0.60) ; the first word is cut above the die between formal sprays.
- Letters:
- Fourth century A.D. capitals: l.1, 0.05; remainder, 0.02-0.03.
- 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)
Multiplici laborum merito
uarioque uoluptatum
genere stimulantibus
5paternis auitiis etiam
documentis ab ineun-
te aetate patriam ciues-
que suos promerenti
M(arco) Vibio Aniano Gemino
10 u(iro) p(erfectissimo) fla(mini) p(er)p(etuo) pont(ifici) sacerdotal(i)
prouinciae Tripolitanae
bis IIuir(o) ex sufragio
quietissimi populi et de-
creto splendidissimi ordinis
12, sufragio: sic
Translation:
(In honour) of Aemilius. ?Given (or for?) the range of his meritorious public works and the variety of pleasures that he has provided, stimulated by the activities of his father and grandfather, from an early age serving his country and his fellow-citizens, Marcus Vibius Arianus Geminus, excellent man (of equestrian status), perpetual flamen (priest), pontifex (priest) of the provincial cult of Tripolitania (of the emperors) twice, duumvir, in accordance with the vote of the most peaceful people and the decree of the most splendid city council.
Commentary:
ll 1, 9: See also 608.
Photographs:
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