Lepcis Magna town pictures
Leptis Magna (Libya)

Title: The Nymphaeum: dedication of the fountain.
SEPTIMIAE
POLLAE Lvci
SEPTIMI SEVERI
IIVIRi FLAMinis PERPetui
FILiae Pvblivs SEPTIMIVS
GETA HERes SORORI
SANCTISSIMAE
EX ARGento Pondo CXXXXIIII
S vnciae X Semis DECRETO
SPLENDIDISSIMI
ORDINIS POSVIT
EX TESTAMENTO
EIVS HVIC DONO
VICESIMAM ET
ARGenti Pondo IIII S vnciae X Semis
AMPLIVS QVAM
LEGATVM EST ADIECIT

To Septimia Polla, daughter of Lucius Septimius Severus, duumvir, forever priest, has Publius Septimius Geta, heir of his most sacred sister, erected this [statue] from 144½ pounds of silver and 10½ ounces of the most splendid quality, as decreed in her will. To this gift was added one twentieth and 4½ pounds, 10½ ounces of silver more than had been bequeathed.

Date: february 8, 2008
GPS coords: 32.63573838965153,14.292896389961242

License:
Creative Commons License
previous thumbnails index next