462. Dedication to Constantius I and Galerius

Description:
Rectangular base (w: 1.0 x h: 0.74 x d: 0.50) of brown limestone. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 1.43 x h: 0.47). Uniform with 469. 
Letters:
Fourth century A.D. capitals: ll. 1-2, 0.06-0.07 ll. 4-5 0.05-0.06. 
Date:
A.D. 305 or A.D. 306 (titulature) 
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) 
Fortissimis et inuictissimis imperatoribus
d(ominis) n(ostris) M(arco) Flauio Valerio Constantio P(io) F(elici) inuicto Aug(usto) et
〚 [C(aio) Galerio〛 〚Va]lerio Max[imiano〛 〚Pio Felici inuicto Aug(usto)]〛
Lepcitani deuoti numini maiestatique eorum
5publice
FORTISSIMISETINVICTISSIMISIMPERATORIBVS
DNMFLAVIOVALERIOCONSTANTIOPFINVICTOAVGET
〚[··〛〚···]LERIOMAX[·······〛〚···········]〛
LEPCITANIDEVOTINVMINIMAIESTATIQVEEORVM
5PVBLICE
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Fortissimis
et
inuictissimis
imperatoribus
<lb n="2" />
<expan>
<abbr>
d
</abbr>
<ex>
ominis
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
n
</abbr>
<ex>
ostris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arco
</ex>
</expan>
Flauio
Valerio
Constantio
<expan>
<abbr>
P
</abbr>
<ex>
io
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
F
</abbr>
<ex>
elici
</ex>
</expan>
inuicto
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usto
</ex>
</expan>
et
<lb n="3" />
<del>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<expan>
<abbr>
C
</abbr>
<ex>
aio
</ex>
</expan>
Galerio
</supplied>
</del>
<del>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Va
</supplied>
lerio
Max
<supplied reason="lost" >
imiano
</supplied>
</del>
<del>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Pio
Felici
inuicto
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usto
</ex>
</expan>
</supplied>
</del>
<lb n="4" />
Lepcitani
deuoti
numini
maiestatique
eorum
<lb n="5" />
publice
</ab>

2, DDNN.

Translation:

To the bravest and wholly unconquered emperors, our Lords Marcus Flavius Valerius Constantius, Pius, Felix, unconquered Augustus, and [Caius Galerius Va]lerius Max[imianus Pius, Felix, unconquered Augustus](erased from Caius); the Lepcitanians, devoted to their divine power and majesty (set this up) publicly.

Commentary:

l. 2. Constantius Chlorus: Augustus 1 May 305 - 25 July 306.

l. 3. Galerius: Augustus 305-311; for the erasure of the name see ILS 630. note 1.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 86)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 86)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 849)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 849)

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