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Inscription marking the reconstruction of the Thermae Cassiorum
Inscription painted upon an inner wall of the Thermae Cassiorum (reproduced in 1771 and since missing), marking the renewal of those public baths from the ground up, by order of Numerius Albanus, of senatorial rank, governor of the province of Lusitania, who charged Aurelius Firmus with the work, [in 336 AD when] Nepotianus and Facundus were consuls [in Rome].
Text painted upon inner wall of Thermae Cassiorum, according to 18th century drawing. © CML | EGEAC | ML | Luísa Lopes
Type of inscription
Monumental
Language
Latin
Technique
Painting
Reading
THERMAE CASSIORVM/ RENOVATAE A SOLO IVXTA IVSSIONEM/ NVMERI(i) ALBANI V(iri) C(larissimi) P(raesidis) P(rovinciaie) L(usitaniae)/CVRANTE AVR(elio) FIRMO/ NEPOTIANO ET FACVNDO CO(n)S(ulibu)S
Translation
Thermae Cassiorum. Reconstructed from the ground up, by order of Numerius Albanus, of senatorial rank, governor of the province of Lusitania. Aurelius Firmus saw to the work, the year Nepotianus and Facundus were consuls [in Rome].
Present location
Undetermined
Discovery location
Rua das Pedras Negras, Lisboa
Suggested reading
Encarnação, J. (2009) - As termas dos Cássios em Lisboa - Ficção ou realidade? In Gorges, J. G.; Encarnação, J.; Nogales, T.; Carvalho, A., coords. - Lusitânia Romana - Entre o Mito e a realidade. Actas da VI Mesa Redonda Internacional sobre a Lusitânia Romana. Cascais: Câmara Municipal de Cascais, pp. 481-493.
Silva, A. V. (1944) - Epigrafia de Olisipo (subsídios para a história da Lisboa romana). Lisboa: Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, pp. 114-115 (n.º 22).
Silva, A. V. (1944) - Epigrafia de Olisipo (subsídios para a história da Lisboa romana). Lisboa: Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, pp. 114-115 (n.º 22).
Identification code
LxRomana1106006
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