Inscriptions: Altar to Diana and Apollo dedicated by Appius Claudius Martialis
Identification
| Reference as: | MPL00348 |
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| 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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| Find Context | |
| Latitude | 0.0 |
| Longitude | 0.0 |
| Current Location | Montana Regional Historical Museum |
| Inventory number | |
| Current Location Details | Lapidarium |
| Vicinity |
Object Details
| Object Type | altar |
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| 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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| Decoration Tags |
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Verse Layouts
Text
| Function | dedication / votive inscription |
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| Language(s) |
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| Rhythmisation |
Inscription & Translations
APOLLINIETDIANAE
APPIVSCLMARTIALIS
[]NIVSSILVINVSLEG
AVGVSTORLEGIITALIC
5CVMSEXTIATITI
FILIATORQVATA
[]ONIVGEETLIBER
[---]
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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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 ---]
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 ---]
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... |
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| Citation | Cenati, González Berdús |
Other Translations
Prosopographical Information
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Name Appius Claudius Martialis Gender Male Romans 1by1 Link http://romans1by1.com/rpeople/15061 Role Dedicator -
Name Annius Silvinus Gender Male Profession Military staff Role Dedicator -
Name Sextia Torquata Gender Female Romans 1by1 Link http://romans1by1.com/rpeople/15062 Role Dedicator
Further Information
Comment
Squeeze
| Have Squeeze? | no |
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Dating
| Date (From) | 161 AD |
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| Date (To) | 161 AD |
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Bibliography
- AE 2012, 01262
- C. Settipani, Prosopographie sénatoriale romaine: nouveautés autour des Sextii. In: C. Settipani, La prosopographie au service des sciences sociales, 2014, 57-77 - AE 2012 🔗 link
- HD072719 🔗 link
- C. Cenati, V. González Berdús, Latin verse inscriptions from the Limes of Moesia inferior, Studia Academica Šumenensia 10 (2023), 98-148, T15. 🔗 link
- MQDQ 🔗 link
- V. Velkov, G. Aleksandrov, Montana II. Epigrafski pametnitsi ot Montana i rayoni (Montana), Sofia 1994, no. 48. 🔗 link
- P. Lungarova, Rimskite kultove v provinciya Dolna Miziya. Katalog na pametnicite, Veliko Tarnovo 2012, 42 🔗 link
- C. Zaccaria, Cultura e letteratura antiquaria in due singolari dediche sacre del Municipium Montanensium. In: L. Zerbini (ed.), Culti e religiosità nelle province danubiane. Atti del II Convegno internazionale (Ferrara, 20-22 novembre 2013), Soveria Mannelli 2015, 534-543 - AE 2015 🔗 link
- AE 2015, 01200
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| Created | 2026-01-16, by Chiara Cenati |
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| Work Status | Complete |
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