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Small votive altar of white marble dedicated to Jupiter by a freedman of Augustus called Publius Aelius.

I(ovi) O(ptimo) M(aximo)
P(ublius) Ael(ius) Aug(usti) l(ibertus)
Victor a
comm(entariis) XX
h(ereditarium) P(rovinciae) H(ispaniae) C(iterioris)
Ex voto

"To the very good, very great Jupiter, according to the wish of Publius Aelius, freedman of Augustus, archivist of the twentieth tax on successions of the province of Hispania Citerior."

CIL II2 14-2, 832 = RIT 31

Inventory number: MNAT 5217

Details

  • Title: Altar dedicated to Jupiter
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Location: Forum of the "Colonia" Tarraco
  • Physical Dimensions: 21 x 16 x 14.5 cm
  • Type: Altar
  • Medium: White marble

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