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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1102. Milestone. Mile 56. Philip

Description: Columnar milestone of limestone: h: 1.67; the supporting socket survives.
Text: Inscribed on the face, within a recessed die (0.94 0.45)
Letters: Third century capitals, well cut; Line 1, 0.065-0.0; lines 2-5, 8-10, 0.06; Lines 6-7, 0.04; line 11, 0.06; line 12, 0.05.

Date: 244 - 247 CE (reign)

Findspot: Eastern Jabal: Eastern Jabal Road: El Garib
Original location: Findspot: Eastern Jabal Road
Last recorded location: Findspot (1971)

Interpretive

Imp(erator) Caes(ar)
M(arcus) Iulius Filipus
Piụṣ F̣ẹlix Aug(ustus) po-
ntif̣ẹx̣ maximus
5trịḅụṇịcie potes-
tate [...] pater pat-
rie ẹṭ M(arcus) Iulius
Pḥịḷippus nobil-
iss[i]mus Cesar
10filius Augusti
( vac. ) nostri ( vac. )
m(ilia) p(assuum) n(umero) LVI

Diplomatic

IMPCAES
MIULIUSFILIPUS
PI....LIXAUGPO
NTI...MAXIMUS
5TR.....CIEPOTES
TATE[···]PATERPAT
RIE..MIULIUS
P...IPPUSNOBIL
ISS[.]MUSCESAR
10FILIUSAUGUSTI
      NOSTRI      
MPNLVI

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Filipus, Pius, Felix, Augustus, chief priest, holding tribunician power [ for the ? time] father of the country, and Marcus Julius Philippus, most noble Caesar, son of our Augustus. Number 56 miles.

Commentary

A further column survives, but is too weathered to be read.

Bibliography: Goodchild-Reynolds, 1976 109, whence AE 1996.1695, EDH 050461

Images

   Fig. 1. Goodchild (Reynolds Archive, 0214)

   Fig. 2. Goodchild (Reynolds Archive, 0169)