576. Honours for Publicius Valerianus
- Description:
- Rectangular base (w: 0.47 x h: 1.02 x d: 0.50) of coarse brown limestone.
- Text:
- Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.29 x h: 0.65); the first word is cut above the die, and the last line below it.
- Letters:
- Fourth century A.D. capitals: l. 1, 0.07; remainder, 0.06.
- 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)
<ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
Inachii
<lb
n="2"
/>
Omnium
<lb
n="3"
/>
uirtutum
<lb
n="4"
/>
uiro
Publicio
<lb
n="5"
/>
Valeriano
<expan>
<abbr>
u
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
iro
</ex>
<orig
>
f
</orig>
<lb
n="6"
/>
ex
praesidibus
<lb
n="7"
/>
singularis
inte
<lb
n="8"
type="worddiv"
/>
gritatis
et
mode
<lb
n="9"
type="worddiv"
/>
rationis
Lepci
<lb
n="10"
type="worddiv"
/>
magnenses
pa
<lb
n="11"
type="worddiv"
/>
trono
<expan>
<abbr>
prae
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
stan
</supplied>
<lb
n="12"
type="worddiv"
/>
tiss
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
imo
</ex>
posuerunt
</ab>
5, F: Perhaps an error for p(erfectissimo).
Translation:
(In honour) of Inachius. To a man of all virtues, Publicius Valerianus, ?excellent man (of equestrian status), one of the former governors, of singular integrity and moderation; the Lepcimagnensians set (this) up to an outstanding patron.
Commentary:
No comment.
Photographs:
- Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 748)
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- Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 80)
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