939b. Milestone. Mile LVII. Gordian III

Description:
Milestone. Mile LVII´. Column of grey limestone with attached base (h: 1.53 x diam.: 0.30). 
Text:
Inscribed on the shaft. 
Letters:
0.045-0.05. 
Date:
A.D. 239. (titulature) 
Findspot:
Eastern Djebel Road: Tazzoli in the Lepcis Magna-Tarhuna area, 3 km. East South East of Henseir Bu Drehiba (Tazzoli Village centre, Podere 132).  
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:
Previous publications and transcription, by Goodchild. 
Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus)
Antonius Go-
rdianus Pius
Felix Aug(ustus) pon-
5tifex maximus
tribuniciae po-
testatis his p-
ater patriae
co(n)s(ul) mil(ia) p(assuum)
10 n(umero) LVII
IMPCAESM
ANTONIVSGO
RDIANVSPIVS
FELIXAVGPON
5TIFEXMAXIMVS
TRIBVNICIAEPO
TESTATISHISP
ATERPATRIAE
COSMILP
10NLVII
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
erator
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
ar
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arcus
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="2" />
Antonius
Go
<lb n="3" type="worddiv" />
rdianus
Pius
<lb n="4" />
Felix
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
ustus
</ex>
</expan>
pon
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
tifex
maximus
<lb n="6" />
tribuniciae
po
<lb n="7" type="worddiv" />
testatis
his
p
<lb n="8" type="worddiv" />
ater
patriae
<lb n="9" />
<expan>
<abbr>
co
</abbr>
<ex>
n
</ex>
<abbr>
s
</abbr>
<ex>
ul
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
mil
</abbr>
<ex>
ia
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
assuum
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="10" />
<expan>
<abbr>
n
</abbr>
<ex>
umero
</ex>
</expan>
<num value="57" >
LVII
</num>
</ab>

Translation:

Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus, Pius, Felix, Augustus, chief priest, holding tribunician power for the second time, father of the country, consul. Milestone fifty-seven.

Commentary:

No comment.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR

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