Statue base of a Virgo Vestalis Maxima
Honorary inscription with the name erased.
364 CE. Rome, Roman Forum, Atrium VestaePhoto by Olga Lyubimova

Statue base of a Virgo Vestalis Maxima.

Honorary inscription with the name erased.
364 CE.

Rome, Roman Forum, Atrium Vestae
(Roma, Foro Romano).

Description:
CIL VI 32422 = ILS 4938

Ob meritum castitatis / pudicitiae adq(ue) in sacris / religionibusque / doctrinae mirabilis / C[[3]]e v(irgini) V(estali) max(imae) / pontifices vv(iri) cc(larissimi) / promag(istro) Macrinio / Sossiano v(iro) c(larissimo) p(ontifice) m(aiore?)

For the merit of purity, chastity and remarkable knowledge of sacred rites and rituals for C[...]a, senior Vestal Virgin, from pontifices, the serene men, under the promagister Macrinius Sossianus, the serene man, senior pontifex.

Credits:
(сс) 2011. Photo: Olga Lyubimova (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Keywords: epigraphia epigraphy inscription iscrizione epigrafia epigraphik epigrafik inschrift épigraphie roman romano romana romani römisch römische romaine honorary onoraria ehreninschrift honorifique marble statue virgo vestalis maxima vestal priestess of vesta erased mane cil vi 32422 ils 4938 ob meritum castitatis pudicitiae adque in sacris religionibusque doctrinae mirabilis c3e virgini vestali maximae pontifices vviri cclarissimi promagistro macrinio sossiano viro clarissimo pontifice maiore
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