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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1082. Milestone. Mile LIV. Caracalla.

Description: Sandstone column in two pieces, h: 1.08, with a socket below for insertion in a base.
Text: Inscribed on the face; there are traces of rubrication.
Letters: No measurements

Date: CE 216: GODOT (internal date)

Findspot: Coastal Belt: on the Gigthis to Sabratha road Found 1400 m east of Abu Kammash.
Original location: Findspot: Gigthis to Sabratha road
Last recorded location: Zelten: Department of Antiquities depot

Interpretive

( vac. 3) Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) diui Septimi Seueri Pii Ara-
bici Adiabenici Parthici maximi
Brittanici maximi filio diui
M(arci) Antonini Pii Germanici Sarma-
5tici nepoti, diui Antonini Pii prone-
poti diui Hadriani abnepoti, diuiTra-
iani Parthici et diui Neruae adnepoti,
M(arco) Aurelio Antonino Pio F[el]ici Aug(usto)
Parth(ico) maxim[o B]rytt[anico]
10 [maxi]mo [Germanico maximo]
[pontifici maximo tr(ibunicia) pot(estate) XVIIII
imp(eratori) III co(n)s(uli) IIII p(atri) p(atriae)
pro co(n)s(uli)]
( vac. 1 line)
LIIII

Diplomatic

      IMPCAESDIUISEPTIMISEUERIPIIARA
BICIADIABENICIPARTHICIMAXIMI
BRITTANICIMAXIMIFILIODIUI
MANTONINIPIIGERMANICISARMA
5TICINEPOTIDIUIANTONINIPIIPRONE
POTIDIUIHADRIANIABNEPOTIDIUITRA
IANIPARTHICIETDIUINERUAEADNEPOTI
MAURELIOANTONINOPIOF[..]ICIAUG
PARTHMAXIM[..]RYTT[.....]
10[....]MO[...............]
[...............................................]
     vacat
LIIII

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

To emperor Caesar, son of deified Septimius Severus, Pius, victor in Arabia, victor in Adiabene, greatest victor in Parthia, greatest victor in Britannia, grandson of deified Antoninus Pius, victor in Germany, victor in Sarmatia, great grandson of deified Antoninus Pius, great great grandson of deified Hadrian, great great great grandson of deified Trajan, victor in Parthia and of deified Nerva, Marcus Aurellius Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus, greatest victor in Parthia, greatest victor in Britannia, greatest victor in Germany, chief priest, holding tribunician power for the nineteenth time, acclaimed victor three times, consul four times, father of the country, proconsul. (scil. Milestone) Fifty-four.

Bibliography: Munzi-Zennati, 2004, 124-125

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