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 CE capitals: line 1, 0.05; remainder, 0.02-0.03.
Date: Late Constantinian. (prosopography)
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: ,
Forum Severianum, East Portico.
Original location: Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot
Interpretive
((palm)) ((stop)) Amelii ((stop)) ((palm))
( vac. 1 line)
((stop)) Multiplici laborum merito
((stop)) uarioque uoluptatum ((stop))
((stop)) genere ((stop)) stimulantibus ((stop))
5paternis auiti{i}s etiam ((stop))
((stop)) documentis ((stop)) ab ineun-
((stop))te aetate ((stop)) patriam ciues- ((stop))
((stop))que suos promerenti ((stop))
((stop)) M(arco) Uibio Aniano Gemino ((stop))
10 ((stop)) u(iro) p(erfectissimo) ((stop)) fla(mini) p(er)p(etuo) ((stop)) pont(ifici) ((stop)) sacerdotal(i) ((stop))
prouinciae Tripolitanae
bis ((stop)) IIuir(o) ((stop)) ex sufragio ((stop))
quietissimi populi ((stop)) et de-
creto splendidissimi ((stop)) ordinis
Diplomatic
⸙ • AMELII • ⸙
vacat
• MULTIPLICILABORUMMERITO
• UARIOQUEUOLUPTATUM •
• GENERE • STIMULANTIBUS •
5PATERNISAUITIISETIAM •
• DOCUMENTIS • ABINEUN
• TEAETATE • PATRIAMCIUES- •
• QUESUOSPROMERENTI •
• MUIBIOANIANOGEMINO •
10 • UP • FLAPP • PONT • SACERDOTAL •
PROUINCIAETRIPOLITANAE
BIS • IIUIR • EXSUFRAGIO •
QUIETISSIMIPOPULI • ETDE
CRETOSPLENDIDISSIMI • ORDINIS
English translation
Translation by: J. M. Reynolds
(scil. 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.
Italian translation
Translation source: Tantillo-Bigi, 2010
Amelius! Per le molteplici, lodevoli fatiche e per (aver offerto) divertimenti di ogni tipo, stimolato anche dagli esempi
paterni e aviti, (per tutto ciò ) benemerito, fin dalla prima età, della patria e dei suoi concittadini, a Marcus Vibius An(n)ianus
Geminus, uomo perfettissimo, flamine perpetuo, pontefice, due volte (?) sacerdotale della Prouincia di Tripolitania, duoviro,
per suffragio del quietissimo popolo e per decreto dello splendidissimo ordine.
English translation
Translation source: LSA, 2012
(Statue of) Amelius. For the manifold merits of his labours, and for the various kinds of delightful spectacles [he offered],
for which the examples of his father and grandfather were stimuli, [through which] he served from early age his fatherland
and his fellow citizens; to Marcus Vibius Annianus Geminus, of perfectissimus rank, perpetual flamen, pontifex, twice priest
of the province of Tripolitania, duovir. By acclamation of the most peaceful people and by decree of the most splendid council
(ordo) [this was set up].
Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 578, whence IRT, 2009, 578; Tantillo-Bigi, 2010, 58, whence LSA, 2012, 2204 (Tantillo and Bigi), EDH (Bigi, 2014) 059439; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections..
Images
Fig. 1. Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 337 Leica)
Fig. 2. Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 15)
Fig. 3. View: Tantillo (n.d.)
Fig. 4. Front face: Tantillo (n.d.)
Fig. 5. Left face: Tantillo (2008)
Fig. 6. Top: Tantillo, 2008 (P1050626)
