Description: Moulded marble
base (0.82
h:
1.10 x d:
0.82; height incomplete), the upper part of which
is fragmentary. Cut on the right face; 477 is on the front face and 610 is on the reverse.
Two additional fragments were found after 1951.
Text: Inscribed on the face.
Letters: Late third to fourth century capitals: 0.03.
Date: Late third to early fourth century (before 312) (lettering, titulature)
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna:
Forum Severianum, East Portico.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location:
Findspot
Interpretive
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T(ito) [Cl]audio A[ur](elio) [Aristobulo]
[u(iro) c(larissimo)] proconsulị p̣ṛ[ouinci]ae
[Afr]icae omnium uirtutum
uiro innocentis integri-
5tatis uicoratae lenitatis (sic)
sublimis moderation[i]s
laudauilis iustitiae (sic)
Lepcimagnenses ex de-
creto ordinis patrono
10( vac. ) perpetuo ((leaf))( vac. )
Diplomatic
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T[..]AUDIOA[............]
[..]PROCONSUL...[......]AE
[...]ICAEOMNIUMUIRTUTUM
UIROINNOCENTISINTEGRI
5TATISUICORATAELENITATIS(sic)
SUBLIMISMODERATION[.]S
LAUDAUILISIUSTITIAE(sic)
LEPCIMAGNENSESEXDE
CRETOORDINISPATRONO
10 PERPETUO ❦
English translation
Translation by: J. M. Reynolds
[---] To Claudius A[---], proconsul of the province of Africa, a man of all the virtues, of blameless integrity, of real gentleness, of outstanding
moderation, of praiseworthy justice; the Lepcimagnensians, in accordance with a decree of the city-council, (scil. set this
up) to a perpetual patron.
Italian translation
Translation source: Tantillo-Bigi, 2010
. . . ? A Titus Claudius Aurelius Aristobulus, uomo chiarissimo, proconsole della Prouincia d’Africa, uomo dotato di ogni
virtù, di intemerata integrità, di vigorosa mitezza, di sublime moderazione e di lodevole giustizia, gli abitanti di Leptis
Magna, per decreto dell’ordine, al patrono perpetuo.
English translation
Translation source: LSA, 2012
To Tiberius Claudius Aurelius Aristobulus, of clarissimus rank, governor (proconsul) of the province of Africa, a man of all
virtues, of blameless integrity, of vigorous mildness, of sublime moderation, and of laudible justice. The people of Lepcis
Magna (Lepcimagnenses) [set this up] by decree of the city council (ordo), to their perpetual patron.
Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 522, with Reynolds, 1955 130, whence AE 1957.235, IRT, 2009, 522; revised Di Vita-Évrard, 1985 154-155, whence Tantillo-Bigi, 2010, 22, whence LSA, 2012, 2168 (Tantillo and Bigi), EDH (Bigi, 2014) 059411; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.
Images
Fig. 1. Assembled fragments, drawing: Bigi (2010)
Fig. 2. Upper left fragment: Ward-Perkins, 1948 (Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR 48.XI.26)
Fig. 3. Main part: Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 576)
Fig. 4. Front face and right face: Tantillo (2008)
Fig. 5. View: Tantillo (2003)
Fig. 6. Face, with new fragments: Tantillo (2004)
