Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Colonia Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa – Sarmizegetusa (Dacia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD000757 (Last Updates: 2014-06-02, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
Volcano VOLCANO
miti MITI
C(aius) Sempron(ius) C SEMPRON
Urbanus VRBANVS
[p]roc(urator) Aug(usti) [ ]ROC AVG
Chronological Data:
182 AD – 185 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1983, 0827. (B)
  • AE 1996, 0873.
  • ILD 251. (B)
  • I. Piso, ZPE 50, 1983, 236, Nr. 2; Taf. 13, 2. (B) - AE 1983.
  • S. Dardaine, Ktema 21, 1996, 295-304. (B) - AE 1996.
  • H.-G. Pflaum, Les carrières procuratoriennes équestres sous le Haut-Empire romain (Paris 1960/61) 542-543, Nr. 200.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Romania
ancient find spot:
Colonia Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa
modern find spot:
Sarmizegetusa
find spot:
modern region:
Hunedoara
year of find:
1979
present location:
Sarmizegetusa, Muz. Arh.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar?
height:
84 cm
width:
47 cm
depth:
40 cm
letter size:
4-3.5 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities

Commentary

 
Altar oder Statuenbasis; in 2 Stücke gebrochen. Datierung: C. Sempronius Urbanus war bald nach 181 n. Chr. Finanzprokurator in Dakien. (B): Piso; AE 1983; ILD; Dardaine: Z. 5: proc(urator).

People

Person 1
Name:
C. Sempron. Urbanus
Praenomen:
C.
Nomen:
Sempronius*
Cognomen:
Urbanus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order
External IDs:

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD000757
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2014-06-02 by Gräf
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