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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0972. Milestone. Diocletian and Maximian.

Description: Columnar milestone in local limestone.
Text: Inscribed on the face, which is very worn
Letters: O.04-0.06

Date: 290 CE: GODOT (internal date)

Findspot: Lepcis Magna area; findspot unrecorded.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Lepcis Museum.

Interpretive

Impp(eratoribus) Caes(aribus) A-
[ur](elio) [U]a[leri]o D-
[iocl]e[ti]ano
[P]i[o F]e[l]ici [In-]
5[uicto A]ug(usto) [I]III
[et] M(arco) [A]u[re]lio
[Ualer(io) Max-
imi]an0 Pi[o]
F[eli]c[i] I[nui]cto
10Augusto III c[o]ss(ulibus)

Diplomatic

IMPPCAESA
[...]A[....]OD
[....]E[..]ANO
[.]I[..]E[.]ICI[..-]
5[......]UG[.]III
[..]M[.]U[..]LIO
[............]AN0PI[.]
F[...]C[.]I[...]CTO
10AUGUSTOIIIC[.]SS

English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

Emperors, Caesars [---]

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

When the Emperors, Caesars were consuls, Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, Pius, Felix, unconquered Augustus, for the fourth (time), and Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximian, Pius, Felix, unconquered Augustus, for the third (time).

Bibliography: First line only: Goodchild, 1948. 39, page 24, IRT, 1952, 972, IRT, 2009, 972, EDH 059810; improved reading by Salama, 1966

Images

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