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346. Dedication to Domitian

Description:: Seventeen blocks of fine-grained grey limestone (total length 1w: 5.30 x h: 0.51 x d: 0.52). Block 3 had been previously used for 625.
Text:: Inscribed on one face with a monumental inscription within a tabella ansata (die, 1w: 4.35 x h: 0.15).
Letters:: Lapidary capitals: l. 1 0.16; l. 2, 0.06; l. 3, 0.05.
Date:: A.D. 83 (titulature)
Findspot:: Lepcis Magna: Regio V, laid out in the street between ins. 4-5 and ins. 6 probably from a building to the North West of the Market.
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)

Imp(eratore) Caesare diui Vespasiani 〚f(ilio) Domitiano Aug(usto)〛〚pontif(ice) max(imo) trib(unicia) pot(estate) II imp(eratore) [III] p(atre) p(atriae) co(n)s(ule) VIIII 〛

L(ucius) Nonius L(uci) f(ilius) Pom(ptina tribu) Asprenas L(uci) Noni Asprenatis VIIuir(i) epulonum proco(n)s(ulis) prouinciae Africae III nepos triumuir a(uro) a(rgento) a(ere) f(lando) f(eriundo) seuir salius Palatinus quaestor Caesaris Aug(usti) centurio equitum [R]omanorum hastis honoratus octo uexillis IIII coronis muralibus duabus uallaribus dua[b]us aurea una pr(aetor) inter ciues et peregrinos legatus pro pr(aetore)

prouinc[ia]e Galateae Paphlagoniae Pamphyliae Pisidiae co(n)s(ul) VIIuir e[p]ulonum proco(n)s(ul) prouinciae Africae patronus municipii dedicauit legato pro pr(aetore) M(arco) Cornelio Firmo

IMPCAESAREDIVIVESPASIANI〚FDOMITIANOAVG〛〚PONTIFMAXTRIBPOTIIIMP[····]PPCOSVIIII〛

LNONIVSLFPOMASPRENASLNONIASPRENATISVIIVIREPVLONVMPROCOSPROVINCIAEAFRICAEIIINEPOSTRIVMVIRAAAFFSEVIRSALIVSPALATINVSQVAESTORCAESARISAVGCENTVRIOEQVITVM[··]OMANORVMHASTISHONORATVSOCTOVEXILLISIIIICORONISMVRALIBVSDVABVSVALLARIBVSDVA[··]VSAVREAVNAPRINTERCIVESETPEREGRINOSLEGATVSPROPR

PROVINC[···]EGALATEAEPAPHLAGONIAEPAMPHYLIAEPISIDIAECOSVIIVIRE[··]VLONVMPROCOSPROVINCIAEAFRICAEPATRONVSMVNICIPIIDEDICAVITLEGATOPROPRMCORNELIOFIRMO

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Imp

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eratore

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Caesare

diui

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ilio

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Domitiano

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Aug

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usto

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pontif

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ice

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max

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imo

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trib

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unicia

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pot

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estate

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imp

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eratore

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III

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atre

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<ex>

atriae

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<ex>

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<ex>

ule

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VIIII

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</div>

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ucius

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Nonius

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uci

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ilius

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Pom

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ptina tribu

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Asprenas

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uci

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Noni

Asprenatis

VII

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uir

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epulonum

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proco

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<ex>

</ex>

<abbr>

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ulis

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prouinciae

Africae

III

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nepos

triumuir

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uro

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rgento

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ere

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lando

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<abbr>

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<ex>

eriundo

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seuir

salius

Palatinus

quaestor

Caesaris

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Aug

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<ex>

usti

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</expan>

centurio

equitum

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omanorum

hastis

honoratus

octo

uexillis

IIII

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coronis

muralibus

duabus

uallaribus

dua

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aurea

una

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aetor

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inter

ciues

peregrinos

legatus

pro

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<ex>

aetore

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prouinc

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Galateae

Paphlagoniae

Pamphyliae

Pisidiae

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VII

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uir

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ulonum

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proco

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<ex>

</ex>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

</ex>

</expan>

prouinciae

Africae

patronus

municipii

dedicauit

legato

pro

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

aetore

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

arco

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</expan>

Cornelio

Firmo

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1.1, imperatore III: Or IIII.

Translation:

When Emperor Caesar Domitian Augustus, son of deified Vespasian, was chief priest, held tribunician power for the second time, had been acclaimed victor [three (? four) times], father of the country, consul, for the ninth time, Lucius Nonius Asprenas, son of Lucius, of the Roman voting tribe Pomptina, grandson of Lucius Nonius Asprenas, a member of the committee of seven concerned with public feasts, proconsul of the province of Africa for three years, (himself) a member of the committee of three for coining in gold, silver and bronze, (also) of the committee of six, a salius Palatinus (member of the priestly college of Palatine Leapers), quaestor of Caesar Augustus, centurion of Roman Knights, awarded military honours consisting of eight spears, four banners, two crowns for crossing walls, two for crossing ramparts, one gold, praetor for judging cases between citizens and non citizens, legate with propraetorian powers in charge of the province (consisting) of Galatia, Paphlagonia, Pamphylia and Pisidia, consul, member of the committee of seven for sacred feasts, proconsul of the province of Africa, patron of the municipality, dedicated (this), Marcus Cornelius Firmus being his legate with pro-praetorian powers.

Commentary:

l. 1. trib. pot. II - 14 Sept. 82 - 13 Sept 83.

l. 1. cos. VIIII - 1 Jan. 83.

l. 2. L. Nonius Calpurnius Asprenas, cos. an. inc. under Vespasian, = PW XVII 875 no. 29.

l. 2. L. Nonius Calpurnius Asprenas. Cos. suff. 6, procos. Africae 14/15,=PW XVII 867. no. 16.

l. 2. Caesar Augustus - Nero.

l. 2. centurio equitum Romanorum. This title is otherwise unknown.

l. 2. There is no precedent for such a collection of dona.

l. 3. Prouincia Galatea Paphlagonia Pamphylia Pisidia: Appointed by Galba, see Tac., Hist. II, 9.

l. 3. M. Cornelio Firmo: Presumably a son of M. Cornelius Firmus, PIR(2)C 1361.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 47.XI.18)

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 47.XI.19)

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1472 Leica)

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