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Monumental inscription of the theater orchestra

Tiberius period

Conjunto Arqueológico de Itálica

Conjunto Arqueológico de Itálica
Santiponce, Spain

Text of the inscription: L(ucius). Blattius. L(ucii). f(ilius). Traianus. Pollio. C(aius). T[¿raiu?]s. C(aii). f(ilius). Pollio. duum.vir(i). desig(nati). iter(um). pontific(es). prim[i. cr]eati / Augusto. orchestram. prosc[aeni]um. itinera. aras. signa. d(e). s(ua). p(ecunia). f(aciendum). c(uraverunt).

Its translation is: Lucio Blatio Trajano, son of Lucius, and Gaius Trayo Pollio, son of Gaius, duoviros designated for the second time and first pontiffs created for the cult of Augustus, took care that the orchestra, the proscaenium, the itinera, altars and statues, were did at their expense,

This inscription is located in situ on the floor of the Roman theater between the orchestra and proscaenium in the archaeological site of Italica. It was discovered during excavations in 1971.

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  • Title: Monumental inscription of the theater orchestra
  • Date Created: Tiberius period
  • Location: Santiponce, (Seville)
  • Physical Dimensions: 12,70 x 0,49 m
  • Type: Inscription
  • Rights: Photography: Daniel González Acuña 2016
Conjunto Arqueológico de Itálica

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