WP 0005

IRT2021
Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0955. Milestone. ? Mile CVIII. Caracalla.

Description: Columnar milestone of limestone: h: 2.20 x diam.: 0.38
Text: Inscribed on the shaft, which is very badly damaged.
Letters: 0.04-0.05

Date: CE 216: GODOT6 (context)

Findspot: Central Road to the Fezzan, Oea-Mizda area: 164km from Tripoli, about 150 m. West of the modern road and close to the foothills, near Mizda; found with 956.
Original location: Finspot
Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

( vac. ) Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) ( vac. )
diui Septimi [Seueri]
Pii [Arabici Adiabenici]
Par[thici]
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Diplomatic

      IMPCAES      
DIUISEPTIMI[......]
PII[.................]
PAR[.....]
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English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

To emperor Caesar, [son] of deified Septimius Severus, Pius, victor in Arabia, victor in Adiabene, victor in Parthia, [ . . .

Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 955, without transcription, whence IRT, 2009, 955; Goodchild, 1948, 23, page 18, whence EDH 059793

Images

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