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) 
Amelii
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
AMELII
MVLTIPLICILABORVMMERITO
VARIOQVEVOLVPTATVM
GENERESTIMVLANTIBVS
5PATERNISAVITIISETIAM
DOCVMENTISABINEVN
TEAETATEPATRIAMCIVES
QVESVOSPROMERENTI
MVIBIOANIANOGEMINO
10VPFLAPPPONTSACERDOTAL
PROVINCIAETRIPOLITANAE
BISIIVIREXSVFRAGIO
QVIETISSIMIPOPVLIETDE
CRETOSPLENDIDISSIMIORDINIS
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Amelii
<lb n="2" />
Multiplici
laborum
merito
<lb n="3" />
uarioque
uoluptatum
<lb n="4" />
genere
stimulantibus
<lb n="5" />
paternis
auitiis
etiam
<lb n="6" />
documentis
ab
ineun
<lb n="7" type="worddiv" />
te
aetate
patriam
ciues
<lb n="8" type="worddiv" />
que
suos
promerenti
<lb n="9" />
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arco
</ex>
</expan>
Vibio
Aniano
Gemino
<lb n="10" />
<expan>
<abbr>
u
</abbr>
<ex>
iro
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
erfectissimo
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
fla
</abbr>
<ex>
mini
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
er
</ex>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
etuo
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
pont
</abbr>
<ex>
ifici
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
sacerdotal
</abbr>
<ex>
i
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="11" />
prouinciae
Tripolitanae
<lb n="12" />
bis
<num value="2" >
II
</num>
<expan>
<abbr>
uir
</abbr>
<ex>
o
</ex>
</expan>
ex
sufragio
<lb n="13" />
quietissimi
populi
et
de
<lb n="14" type="worddiv" />
creto
splendidissimi
ordinis
</ab>

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:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 337 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 337 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 15)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 15)

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