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Identification

Reference as: MPL00348
Title Altar to Diana and Apollo dedicated by Appius Claudius Martialis
Trismegistos-No. 700166

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Montana
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Latitude 0.0
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Current Location Montana Regional Historical Museum
Inventory number
Current Location Details Lapidarium
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type altar
Material marble
State of Preservation incomplete
Dimensions

width: unknown

height: unknown

depth: unknown

Letter Size in cm (min) 0.0
Letter Size in cm (max) 0.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Pagan

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
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Text

Function dedication / votive inscription
Language(s)
  • Latin
Verse Type(s)
  • Phalaecian hendecasyllabus
Rhythmisation

Inscription & Translations

APOLLINIETDIANAE
APPIVSCLMARTIALIS
[]NIVSSILVINVSLEG
AVGVSTORLEGIITALIC
5CVMSEXTIATITI
FILIATORQVATA
[]ONIVGEETLIBER
[---]

MONTISPRAESIDIBVS
10DEISNICIVOSINATIS
DEIQVEININSVLAVA
GANILIVOTOCONIVGIS
ATQVELIBERORVM
ARAMDEDICATAPPI
15[---]

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Apollini et Dianae
Appius Cl(audius) Martialis
[A]nius (?) Silvinus leg(atus)
Augustor(um) leg(ionis) I Italic(ae)
5cum Sextia Titi
filia Torquata
[c]oniuge et liber(is)
[---]-
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Montis praesidibus
10deis Nicivosinatis
dei(s)que in insula va-
ga Nili voto coniugis
atque liberorum
aram dedicat Appi-
15[us Cl(audius) Martialis ---]

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Apollini et Dianae Appius Cl(audius) Martialis [A]nius (?) Silvinus leg(atus) Augustor(um) leg(ionis) I Italic(ae) cum Sextia Titi filia Torquata [c]oniuge et liber(is) [---]

Montis praesidibus deis Nicivosi
natis dei(s)que in insula vaga Nili
voto coniugis atque liberorum
aram dedicat Appi[us Cl(audius) Martialis ---]
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Apparatus

Text follows Cenati, González Berdús.

Main Translation

Translation A: To Apollo and Diana. Appius Claudius Martialis, Annius Silvinus legate of the legion I Italica with his wife Sextia Torquata, daughter of Titus and their children ... B: Appius Claudius Martialis dedicates the altar after a vow of his wife and children to the patron gods of the snowy mountain, born of Jupiter on the wandering island of the Nile...
Citation Cenati, González Berdús

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameAppius Claudius Martialis
    GenderMale
    Romans 1by1 Linkhttp://romans1by1.com/rpeople/15061
    RoleDedicator
  • NameAnnius Silvinus
    GenderMale
    ProfessionMilitary staff
    RoleDedicator
  • NameSextia Torquata
    GenderFemale
    Romans 1by1 Linkhttp://romans1by1.com/rpeople/15062
    RoleDedicator

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Dating

Date (From) 161 AD
Date (To) 161 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • prosopography

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Editing History

Created 2026-01-16, by Chiara Cenati
Work Status Complete
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  9. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2023-07-21 08:16
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    at 2023-08-17 12:44
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    at 2026-01-15 09:49
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    at 2026-01-16 11:26
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