Lepcis Magna: Inscriptions

Lepcis Magna: Phoenician colony, later part of the Carthaginian empire, the kingdom of Massinissa, and the Roman empire. Its most famous son was the emperor Septimius Severus (193-211).

IRT 316

PRO SALV-
TE IMPeratoris AN-
TONINI AVGvsti
PII LIBERO-
RVMQve EIVS
VENERI
CALCHIDICAE
CVPIDINIS
STATVAM
Caivs CLavdivs SEPTIMI-
VS APER Dono Dedit Dedicavit Posvit

For the health of the emperor Antoninus Pius Augustus and his children has Gaius Claudius Septimius Aper given as a present and erected this statue of Cupido and given it to Venus Calchida.

IRT 338

TIberio CLAVDIO
DRVSI Filio CAE-
SARI AVGvsto GER-
MANICO PON-
TIFici MAXimo TRIBvnicia
POTESTate XIII
IMPeratori XVII COnSvli
V CENSori Patri Patriae
Marcvs POMPEIVS SILVA-
NVS COnSvl XVVIR Sacris Facivndis
PROCOnSvl PATRONvs
DEDICAVIT
Qvinto CASSIO GRATO PRaetore
PROCOnSvle CRETAE ET
CYRENARVM LEGato PRO PRaetore AFRICAE
Caivs ANNONIS Filivs NOMI-
NE Cai ANNONIS Filii Nepotis
SVI COLVMNAS CVM
SVPERFICIE ET FORVM
De Sva Pecvnia Dedit
BALITHO ANNONIS
MACRI Filivs COMMODVS
TESTAMENTO ADOPTA-
TVS Faciendvm Cvravit

To Tiberius Claudius, son of Drusus, caesar, Augustus, Germanicus, pontifex maximus, in the thirteenth year of his tribunicial powers, seventeen times imperator, five times consul, censor, father of the fatherland, has Marcus Pomepius Silvanus, consul, XVvir sacris faciundis, proconsul, patron, dedicated [these works].

When Quintus Cassius Gratus, praetor, proconsul of Crete and Cyrenaica, was propraetor of Africa, did Gaius, the son of Anno, on behalf of his grandson Gaius [Phelyssam], the son of Anno [Macer], finance these colonnades with structure and forum [pavement] from his own money.

Ba'lyaton Commodus, the adopted son of Anno Macer, took care of the works.

Note:
It appears that the two governorships of Cassius Gratus were confused: the governor of Crete and Cyrenaica had the rank of propraetor, his colleague in Africa was proconsul.

IRT 412

IMPeratoris CAESaris Lvci SEPTIMI SE-
VERI PII PERTINACIS
AVGvsti ARABICI ADIABENICI
PARTHICI MAXimi Tribvnicia Potestate X IMPeratoris
XI COnSvlis III Patris Patriae PROCOnSvli
AVO Domini Nostri
Lvcio SEPTIMIO SEVERO SVFETI PRAEFecto
PVBLice CREATO CVM PRIMVM CI-
VITAS ROMANA ADACTA EST
DVvMVIRo FLamini PerPetvo IN DECVRIIS
ET INTER SELECTOS ROMAE
IVDICAVIT LEPCiTani PVBLice

To the grandfather of our lord the emperor caesar Lucius Septimius Severus, Pius, Pertinax, Arabicus, Adiabenicus, Parthicus Maximus, in the tenth year of his tribunicial powers, eleven times imperator, three times consul, father of the fatherland, proconsul, Lucius Septimius Severus, who was suffete, prefect, chosen duumvir by the public when the Roman citizenship was granted for the first time, forever flamen, and judged lawsuits both in the panels at Rome and as juryman for the Lepcitanian community.

IRT 541

Pvblio SEPTIMIO GETAE Clarissimo Viro X-
VIRo STLITIBVS IVDICAN-
DIS TRIBvno LATIClavio LEGionis II AVGvstae
QVAESTori PROVINciae CRETAE ET
CYRENARVM AEDili CEREALI
CVRATORI REI PVBlicae ANCONITA-
NORVM PRAETori HASTARIO ET TV-
TELARio SACERDOTI FETIALI LEGato
LEGionis I ITALICAE PROCOnSvli SICILIAE
LESato AVGGGvstorvm PRo PRaetore PROVINCIAE
LVSITANIAE COnSvli LEGato AVGGGvstorvm
PRo PRaetore PROVINCIAE MYSIAE IN-
FERIORIS LEGato AVGGvstorvm PRo PRaetore
PROVINCiarvm DACIARVM
CVRIA DACICA EX VOTO POSVIT

To Publius Septimius Geta, senator, Xvir stlitibus iudicandis, senatorial tribune in the Second legion Augusta, quaestor for the province Crete and Cyrenaica, aedile of Ceres, curator of the public finances of Ancona, praetor hastarius, tutelarius, priest, fetial, commander of the First legion Italica, proconsul of Sicily, legate of our emperors with the rank of propraetor in the province of Lusitania, consul, legate of our emperors with the rank of propraetor in the province of Moesia Inferior, legate of our emperors with the rank of propraetor in the Dacian provinces, has the Curia Dacica erected this [statue], as promised.

Online 2008
Revision: 3 January 2008