Description: Moulded base
(w:
0.81 x h:
1.30 x d:
0.75) of brown limestone.
Text: Inscribed on one face on the upper moulding (line 1) within a moulded panel (lines 2-14)
(die, w:
0.28 x h:
0.595) and on the lower moulding (line 15).
Letters: Fourth century CE capitals: 0.03-0.04; dot for stop .
Date: Fourth century CE (lettering)
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna:
Forum Severianum:
Severan Basilica, East Passage.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location:
Findspot
Interpretive
( vac. ) Elpidii ( vac. )
( vac. 1 line)
Omnium uir-
tutum praedi-
cabili uiro et su-
5pra documenta
bonitatis insigni
adque magnifico
Caecilio Seuero u(iro) c(larissimo)
a(genti) u(ices) praeff(ectorum) praetorio ((stop))
10ob multiformem
iudiciorum eius in
se moderationem
ex̣ decrẹto et sufrạ-
gio M [c. 15]
15Lepcitani publice
Diplomatic
ELPIDII
vacat
OMNIUMUIR
TUTUMPRAEDI
CABILIUIROETSU
5PRADOCUMENTA
BONITATISINSIGNI
ADQUEMAGNIFICO
CAECILIOSEUEROUC
AUPRAEFFPRAETORIO •
10OBMULTIFORMEM
IUDICIORUMEIUSIN
SEMODERATIONEM
E.DECR.TOETSUFR.
GIOM[···············]
15LEPCITANIPUBLICE
English translation
Translation by: J. M. Reynolds
(scil. In honour) of Elpidius. To a man deserving praise for all virtues, distinguished and magnificent for goodness beyond
documentation, Caecilius Severus, splendid man( of senatorial status), acting as deputy for the praetorian prefects; the Lepcitanians (scil. set this up) publicly on account of the manifold moderation
of his judgments in their cases, and in accordance with a decree and a vote [---]
Italian translation
Translation source: Tantillo-Bigi, 2010
Elpidius! Uomo lodevole per ogni virtù, insigne e magnificoben oltre le prove offerte della sua bontà, a Caecilius Severus,
uomo chiarissimo, facente le veci dei prefetti al pretorio, perla multiforme moderazione nei giudizi da lui resi nei loro
confronti, per decreto e per suffragio . . . i Leptitani, a spese pubbliche.
English translation
Translation source: LSA, 2012
(Statue of) Elpidius. To the man praiseworthy of all virtues, outstanding and magnificent beyond the documented proofs of
his goodness, Caecilius Severus, of clarissimus rank, acting in the role of the praetorian prefects; on account of the multiform
moderation of his judgements concerning themselves, by decree and vote . . . the people of Lepcis Magna [set this up] from
public funds.
Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 519, whence IRT, 2009, 519; Tantillo-Bigi, 2010, 28, whence LSA, 2012, 2174 (Tantillo and Bigi), EDH (Bigi, 2014) 059410; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.
Images
Fig. 1. Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1524 Leica)
Fig. 2. View: Tantillo (2003)
Fig. 3. Face, drawing: Bigi (2009)
Fig. 4. Face, lines 3 following: Tantillo (2005)
