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IRT2021
Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0736. Fragment

Description: Upper part of a marble base with moulded panels on all sides (w: 0.89 x h: 0.82 x d: 0.88); 518 is on the opposite face.
Text: Inscribed on the face which is extremely badly weathered; line 1 is inscribed on the upper moulding, lines 2ff within a moulded panel (die,w: 0.42 x h: 0.45).
Letters: Fourth century capitals: 0.04-0.05.

Date: Fourth century CE (lettering)

Findspot: Lepcis Magna: Forum Vetus, in the Basilica.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

Rom[..]ii
( vac. 1 line)
M[c. 15]AE
RIT[---]AE
I[c. 15]AE
5I[c. 15]I
[c. 15]MO
[c. 15]RIO
RE[c. 15]
10AD[c. 15]
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Diplomatic

ROM[··]II
     vacat
M[···············]AE
RIT[---]AE
I[···············]AE
5I[···············]I
[···············]MO
[···············]RIO
RE[···············]
10AD[···············]
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English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

(scil. In honour?) of Rom[---]ius. [---]

English translation

Translation source: LSA, 2012

(Statue of) Rom..ius....

Commentary

Possibly to be identified with Romulius Laenatius, PLRE I, Romulus 4.

Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 736, whence IRT, 2009, 736; Tantillo-Bigi, 2010, 34, whence LSA, 2012, 2180 (Tantillo and Bigi), EDH (Bigi, 2014) 059409; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.

Images

   Fig. 1. Ward-Perkins, 1948 (Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR 48.XIV.9)

   Fig. 2. View: Tantillo, 2008 (P1060195)

   Fig. 3. Face: Tantillo, 2008 (P1060289)

   Fig. 4. Face, detail: Tantillo (2005)