Rione X Campitelli in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)

Basi Marmoree / Marble Bases

Photographed By James Hulse, June 29, 2023

1. Basi Marmoree / Marble Bases Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Le epigrafi, rinvenute nel foro romano, sono rappresentative della vita politica della città nella tarda età imperiale (III-V secolo d.C.). Si tratta di basi marmoree, destinate a sostenere statue, su cui sono incise, insieme a dediche agli imperatori in carica, frasi celebrative dell'attività di mecenatismo nei confronti della comunità cittadina da parte di personaggi della classe senatoria.

La linea del tempo
Massimiano 293-295 d.C.
Dedica all'imperatore da tiberio Claudio Severo

Massimiano 286-305 d.C.
Dedica all'imperatore da due personaggi di Ordine Equestre

Costantino I 312-324 d.C.
Dedica all'imperatore da Appio Primiano

Teodosio I 389-391 d.C.
Dedica all'imperatore da Ceionio Rufio Albino

Flavio Ezio 439-446 d.C.
Dedica al console da Teodosio II e Valentiniano III

English:
The epigraphs, found in the Roman Forum, well illustrate the political life of the city in the late Imperial Age (III and IVth century AD). The marble plinths were designed to house statues; the engraved texts, with dedication to the emperors,

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testify the everegetic activity of various members of the senatorial class towards the community.

The time line
Maximian 293-295 A.D.
Dedication to the emperor by Tiberius Claudius Severus

Maximian 286-305 A.D.
Dedication to the emperor by two figures of the Equestrian Order

Constantine I 312-324 A.D.
Dedication to the emperor by Appius Primian

Theodosius I 389-391 A.D.
Dedication to the emperor by Ceionius Rufius Albino

Flavius Aetius 439-446 A.D.
Dedication to the consul by Theodosius II and Valentinian III

Erected by PArCo.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Architecture.

Location. 41° 53.576′ N, 12° 29.132′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Rione X Campitelli. Marker is on Via della Salara Vecchia, 0.1 kilometers west of L.go della Salara Vecchia. The marker is located west of the San Lorenzo Church in the Roman Forum at the Basilica Emilia ruins. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Basilica Aemilia (a few steps from this marker); Shrine of Venus Cloacina / Sacello di Venere Cloacina

The view of the Basi Marmoree / Marble Bases Marker along the pathway image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 29, 2023

2. The view of the Basi Marmoree / Marble Bases Marker along the pathway

(within shouting distance of this marker); Foro di Cesare / Forum of Caesar (within shouting distance of this marker); Foro di Nerva / Forum of Nerva (within shouting distance of this marker); Forum Square (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Foro di Cesare / Forum of Caesar (within shouting distance of this marker); Tabernae at the Front of the Basilica Aemilia (within shouting distance of this marker); L'Arco di Settimio Severo / The Arch of Septimius Severus (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.

More about this marker. The marker is located in the Parco Archeologico del Colosseo (Roman Forum Archaeological Park) and it does require an entry fee to visit.

The view of the Marble Bases image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 29, 2023

3. The view of the Marble Bases

Closeup of the Flavius Aetius 439-446 A.D. Marble Base image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 29, 2023

4. Closeup of the Flavius Aetius 439-446 A.D. Marble Base

Dedication to the consul by Theodosius II and Valentinian III

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 35 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 23, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.