Inscription, Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, Spain

Marble plaque with inscription from the pedestal of the silver statue dedicated to the Genius of the Colonia (the cityn's protector divinity and its personification), detail, Roman, 2nd century AD, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The inscription reads, Lucius Minicius Apronianus, a duumvir quinquennal, provided in his will for a silver statue weighing 15 pounds, 2 ounces, to be dedicated to the Genius of the Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Arqueologic Cataluna Citerior Colonia Dedication Donor Genius Hispania Lucius Mnat Museu Nacional Pedestal Plaque Plinth Protector Tarraco Tarragona Tarragones

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