Inscriptions: Fragment of a dedication to Venus Erycina

Identification

Reference as:	MPL00817
Title	Fragment of a dedication to Venus Erycina
Trismegistos-No.	175710

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place	Eryx
Find Context	discovered in 1616 (Cordici)
Latitude	0.0
Longitude	0.0
Current Location	Trapani, Italy, Museo Regionale Agostino Pepoli
Inventory number	5227
Current Location Details
Vicinity	[{"coords": [38.0365, 12.5836], "id": 817, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/817", "long_id": "MPL00817", "place": "Eryx", "text": "[ L (ucius) Apronius L (ucii) f (ilius) Caesian]us\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Fragment of a dedication to Venus Erycina"}, {"coords": [36.6492, 10.591], "id": 434, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/434", "long_id": "MPL00434", "place": "Chul", "text": "Pos(itum) Car[o et Carino consulibus] III Idus I[u\u2026", "thumbnail_url": "https://db.edcs.eu/epigr/bilder.php?s_language=it\u0026bild=$AE_1975_00874.jpg", "title": "Votive inscription for Saturn"}, {"coords": [37.5865, 12.8291], "id": 1387, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/1387", "long_id": "MPL01387", "place": "Selinus", "text": "\u0394\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd-\u03cd\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2\u03c4\u03cc\u03b4\u03b5\u03c3\u1fb6\u03bc\u03b15\u03c4\u03bf\u0342 \u03a3\u03b5-\u03bb\u03af\u03bd[\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2]", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Inscription from Selinus - EDR108697"}, {"coords": [37.9698, 13.8223], "id": 1412, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/1412", "long_id": "MPL01412", "place": "Himera", "text": "\u0396\u03b5\u0304\u03bd\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c1\u03b9\u03b3\u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf \u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u0304\u03b9 \u03b3\u03bb\u03b1\u03c5\u03ba\u03bf\u0342\u03c0\u03b9 \u1f08\u03b8\u03ad\u0304\u03bd\u03b5\u0304\u03b9 \u0398\u03c1\u03af\u03c0\u03c5\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Inscription from Himera - EDR112913"}, {"coords": [37.9852, 13.6963], "id": 1508, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/1508", "long_id": "MPL01508", "place": "Thermae Himeraeae", "text": "Nicarin Munatiae L(uci) l(ibertae) Zosi-mae filia \u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Funerary inscription for Nicarin"}, {"coords": [37.9852, 13.6963], "id": 1557, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/1557", "long_id": "MPL01557", "place": "Thermae Himeraeae", "text": "\u3008:columna I\u3009[---]\u03bc\u0323\u03b5[\u03c7\u03b1\u03b9\u0342]\u03c1\u03b5[---]\u03c3\u0323\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b55\u3008:columna \u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Inscription from Thermae Himeraeae - EDR135950"}, {"coords": [37.0631, 14.2585], "id": 1562, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/1562", "long_id": "MPL01562", "place": "Gela", "text": "\u03a3\u03ba\u03cd\u03c4\u03b1\u0304 \u1f10\u0304\u03bc\u03af, \u03bc\u1f74\u0304 \u03b8\u03af\u03b3\u03b5\u0304\u03c2", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Inscription from Gela - EDR137345"}, {"coords": [37.0631, 14.2585], "id": 1564, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/1564", "long_id": "MPL01564", "place": "Gela", "text": "\u03a0\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1\u03dd\u03bf \u03c4\u1f78\u03c3\u1fb6\u03bc\u03b1\u0387 \u039a\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u0304\u03c2 \u1f10-\u03c0\u03bf\u03af\u03b5\u0304", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Inscription from Gela - EDR137466"}, {"coords": [37.0631, 14.2585], "id": 1565, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/1565", "long_id": "MPL01565", "place": "Gela", "text": "\u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03c1\u03b5\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u0342\u03bd \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u0304\u03bd \u03d9\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03ac \u03b5\u1f30\u03bc\u03b9", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Inscription from Gela - EDR137603"}, {"coords": [37.0631, 14.2585], "id": 1566, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/1566", "long_id": "MPL01566", "place": "Gela", "text": "\u1f29\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03bb\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f14\u03bd-\u03b8\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03b5\u1fd6,\u03bc\u1f74 \u031b \u03c3\u03af\u03c4\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b7-\u03b8\u1f72\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bd", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Inscription from Gela - EDR137640"}, {"coords": [37.0631, 14.2585], "id": 1570, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/1570", "long_id": "MPL01570", "place": "Gela", "text": "\u03b5\u1f30\u03bc\u1f76 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03a0\u03b1\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u2e22\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c0\u03c5\u03b3\u03bf\u03c4\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u2e23", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Inscription from Gela - EDR138456"}, {"coords": [37.3833, 14.3667], "id": 1577, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/1577", "long_id": "MPL01577", "place": "Piazza Armerina (Enna)", "text": "[--- \u1f10\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf]\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u0323[---][--- \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u1f70 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03bc]\u03bf\u03b3\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u03b4\u03b1[\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Inscription from unknown location - EDR139620"}, {"coords": [37.3833, 14.3667], "id": 1578, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/1578", "long_id": "MPL01578", "place": "Piazza Armerina (Enna)", "text": "[---]\u03b5\u03c4\u0302\u0361\u03b7\u0302\u0361\u03b8[---][---]\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u02d9 \u03c9\u03c1[---][--- \u03c3\u03c4]\u03bf\u03c1\u03b3\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Inscription from unknown location - EDR139635"}]

Object Details

Object Type
Material
State of Preservation	fragmentary
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
Decoration Tags

Verse Layouts

Text

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

Inscription & Translations

Diplomatic Interpretative Verse Visualisation

[]VS · VII · VIR[]M
[]RI · ERVCINAE · []D

[]SVLE · BELLA
[]IVS · HOSTIS
vacat

FELICEMGLADIVM[]
APRONI · EFFIGIEM · []DVXQVE
HIC · IDEM · FVIT · HIC · I[]CTOR
PRAETEXTAE · POSITA[]SVMPTAE
5SEPTEMVIRPVER · HAN[]OGARAT
CAESAR · QVAM · DEDERA[]ICVI[]

DIVOR[---]
MVT[---]
FILIVSAPRONIMAIO[]
GAETVLASGENTESQ[]
5EFFIGIEMCARIGENITOR[]
AENEADVMALMAPAREN[]
ARMAQVEQVAEGESSITSCVTO[]
QVANTAPATETVIRTVSENS[]
CAEDIBVSATTRITVSCONSVMMATQVE[]
10QVACECIDITFOSSVSBARBAR[]

QVONIHILESTVTRIQVEMAGISVENER[]
HOCTIBISACRARVNTFILIVSATQV[]
CAESARISEFFIGIEMPOSVITP[]
CERTAVITPIETASSV[]

[]LAPRONIO[---]

[ L (ucius) Apronius L (ucii) f (ilius) Caesian]us ((·)) VII ((·)) vir [epulonu] m
[Vene]ri ((·)) Erucinae ((·)) ( vac. ) [ d (onum) ] d (edit)

[A patre hic missus Libyae procon]sule ((·)) bella
[prospera dum pugnat cecidit Maurus]ius ((·)) hostis
( vac. )

Felicem gladium [tibi qui patrisque dicavit]
Aproni ((·)) effigiem ((·)) [natus belli duce] duxque
hic ((·)) idem ((·)) fuit ((·)) hic ((·)) i [usto certamine vi] ctor
praetextae ((·)) posita ẹ [causa pariterque re] sumptae
5septemvir puer ((·)) han [c genitor quam rite r] ogarat
Caesar ((·)) quam ((·)) dedera [t vestem tibi sancta rel] icui [t]

Divor [um ---]
mut [ua ---]
filius Aproni maio [r quam nomine factis]
Gaetulas gentes q [uod dedit ipse fugae]
5 effigiem cari genitor [is diva locavit]
Aeneadum alma paren [s praemia iusta tibi]
armaque quae gessit scuto [per volnera fracto]
quanta patet virtus ens [is ab hoste rubet]
caedibus attritus consummatque [hasta tropaeum]
10 qua cecidit fossus barbar [us ora ferus]

Quo nihil est utrique magis vener [abile signum]
hoc tibi sacrarunt filius atqu [e pater]
Caesaris effigiem posuit p [ar cura duorum]
certavit pietas su [mma in utroque fuit]

[Curante] L (ucio) Apronio [ L (ucii) f (ilio) ---]

[ L (ucius) Apronius L (ucii) f (ilius) Caesian]us ((·)) VII ((·)) vir [epulonu] m [Vene]ri ((·)) Erucinae ((·)) ( vac. ) [ d (onum) ] d (edit)

[A patre hic missus Libyae procon]sule ((·)) bella [prospera dum pugnat cecidit Maurus]ius ((·)) hostis ( vac. )

Felicem gladium [tibi qui patrisque dicavit] Aproni ((·)) effigiem ((·)) [natus belli duce] duxque hic ((·)) idem ((·)) fuit ((·)) hic ((·)) i [usto certamine vi] ctor praetextae ((·)) posita ẹ [causa pariterque re] sumptae septemvir puer ((·)) han [c genitor quam rite r] ogarat Caesar ((·)) quam ((·)) dedera [t vestem tibi sancta rel] icui [t]

Divor [um ---] mut [ua ---] filius Aproni maio [r quam nomine factis] Gaetulas gentes q [uod dedit ipse fugae] effigiem cari genitor [is diva locavit] Aeneadum alma paren [s praemia iusta tibi] armaque quae gessit scuto [per volnera fracto] quanta patet virtus ens [is ab hoste rubet] caedibus attritus consummatque [hasta tropaeum] qua cecidit fossus barbar [us ora ferus]

Quo nihil est utrique magis vener [abile signum] hoc tibi sacrarunt filius atqu [e pater] Caesaris effigiem posuit p [ar cura duorum] certavit pietas su [mma in utroque fuit]

[Curante] L (ucio) Apronio [ L (ucii) f (ilio) ---]

Apparatus

l.6 [rel] icui [t] orig., reg. rel iqui t

Text follows Faithfull and Inscriptiones Siciliae (ISic000537)

Main Translation

Translation	[...] septemvir [...] gave this gift to Venus Erucina [...] [...] by the proconsul [...] wars [...] the enemy [...] A lucky sword [...] an effigy of Apronius [...] and this same man was a commander [...] a victor the toga praetexta having been laid down [...] receiving back the boy [...] septemvir [...] he asked for which Caesar gave [...] he leaves. By Lucius Apronius. Of the gods [...] silent [...] the son of Apronius, greater [...] the Gaetulian people [...] the effigy of his dear father [...] caring mother of the people of Aeneas [...] and the arms he bore: on his shield [...] what virtus is evident, his sword [...] worn out from killing and completes [...] with which the barbarian was killed [...] having been stabbed [...] For there is no more venerable [...] from both of them than that which the son and [...] dedicated to you: [...] put up an effigy of Caesar [...] their piety was contested [...]
Citation	Faithfull 2024

Other Translations

Prosopographical Information

Name Lucius Apronius
Gender Male
Role Dedicator

Name	Lucius Apronius
Gender	Male
Role	Dedicator

Further Information

Comment

This edition has been created using CIL X 7257; CLE 1525; ILS 939; Epigraphica 2023: 461-470; photographs of this inscription. It is now in fragments; we now only have one fragment, and, on this fragment, the poem appears to have been written in at least two columns. See EDCS-22000842 and Vacanti, Prag, Cummings, Chartrand, Vitale, Metcalfe, & Stoyanova (2022), ‘I.Sicily 000537’, http://sicily.classics.ox.ac.uk for photos of this inscription. See also the commentary on this inscription in Chapter 5 for the reasons for the decisions regarding the translations as presented here. (Faithfull 2024).

Squeeze

Have Squeeze?	no

Dating

Date (From)	21 AD
Date (To)	25 AD
Date (Criteria)

Bibliography

CIL 10, 07257
ILS 00939
CLE 01525
P. Kruschwitz, Notions of barbarians and barbarian lands in the Latin verse inscriptions, Medieval worlds 16 (2022), 173. 🔗 link
P. Faithfull, War and Peace. Military Lives and Identities in Latin Verse Inscriptions., Vienna 2024, 698f. 🔗 link
HD006236 🔗 link
EDR092733 🔗 link
I.Sicily 000537 🔗 link
EDCS-22000842 🔗 link
B. Thomasson, Fasti africani. Senatorische und ritterliche Amtsträger in den römischen Provinzen Nordafrikas von Augustus bis Diokletian, Stockholm 1996, 29, no. 21a. 🔗 link

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Editing History

Created	2026-10-15, by Anna Pokorny
Work Status	Complete
Import Notice	Imported from Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelberg at 2024-07-11T11:59:47, ID there: HD006236

Revisions

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at 2024-07-11 11:59
by Eric Andreas Kunz
at 2024-07-28 17:54
by Eric Andreas Kunz
at 2024-07-28 17:55
by Anna Pokorny
at 2025-01-29 14:54
by Anna Pokorny
at 2025-11-19 10:55
by Anna Pokorny
at 2025-11-19 11:05
by Chiara Cenati
at 2025-11-25 18:18
by Anna Pokorny
at 2026-01-21 09:59
by Chiara Cenati
at 2026-01-27 11:24
by Anna Martelli
at 2026-08-26 11:45

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