Honours for Flavius Macedonius Patricius
created: Transcription (Reynolds, Ward-Perkins, Tantillo)
source date: Late fourth to early fifth century CE.
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Patricii uiri clarissimi uirtuti praestanti aequitati mirauili temperantia moderato [sic] defensori iustitiae innocentium uindici Flauio Macedonio Patricio uiro clarissimo comiti et duci prouinciae Tripolitanae ordo splendidus et populus uniuersus Lepcis Magnae ciuitatis digno patrono decreuit adque [sic] constituit

In honour of Patricius, splendid man of senatorial status. To a man outstanding in virtue, admirable for equity, restrained in his discretion, defender of justice, protector of the innocent, Flavius Macedonius Patricius, splendid man of senatorial status, count and governor of the province of Tripolitania; the splendid city council and the whole people of the city of Lepcis Magna decreed this and set it up to a worthy patron.

Patricius, uomo chiarissimo! Eccellente per virtù, degno di ammirazione per la sua equità, moderato nella sua temperanza, difensore della giustizia, garante degli innocenti, a Flavius Macedonius Patricius, uomo chiarissimo, conte educa della Prouincia di Tripolitania, l’ordine splendido e l’intero popolo della città di Leptis Magna, al suo degno patrono, decretò ed eresse

[Statue of] Patricius, of clarissimus rank. Outstanding by virtue, admirable for his fair-mindedness, moderate through his temperance; to the defender of justice, the vindicator of the innocent, Flavius Macedonius Patricius, of clarissimus rank, military commander (comes et dux) of the province of Tripolitania. The splendid council (ordo) and the entire people of the city of Lepcis Magna have decreed and set this up to their worthy patron.

Flavius Macedonius Patricius: PLRE I, Macedonius 8.