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© Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Omeka ID 1837
Ager Tarraconensis
Roman world

milestone with inscription

MNAT-37246

Object type
milestone, inscription
Production date
201 / 300
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Culture
Roman world
Discovery location
Ager Tarraconensis
Materials
sandstone
Township
Morell, el (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Tarragona, Tarragonès)
Technique
-
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
171 cm x 53 cm diàm. Altura lletres: 8 - 10 cm
Description
Milestone with inscription found in El Morell, 15 km from Tarragona, on the old Tarragona to Lleida road. The inscription, of which 13 lines have been preserved, refers to the improvements made by one Publius Portus to the road from Tarraco to Ilerda in 254 AD, during the period Valerian and Gallienus were joint emperors. IM[P CAES] P LICI NIO VALERIANO PIO FILICI INVICTO AVG PONTIFICI MAX TRI BVNICIA POTESTA [TI] COS [PR]OCOS [I]MP CAE[S P LICINIO] VALERIO G[ALLIENO] [P]IO FILI[CI INVICTO] AVG PON[TIFICI MAX] TR[IBVNICIA POTESTA] TI COS [PROCOS] P POR[...]