Les deux metae du cirque de Thugga (Dougga) : nouvelles lectures

Abstract

During the 2018 field campaign (by INP, AOROC) at the archaeological site of Dougga (Africa Proconsularis) under the joint direction of Samir Aounallah and Véronique Brouquier-Reddé, the discovery of a new block of the meta prima of the circus has clarified the dating of the building and has led to a considerable revision of the restoration of the text that was inscribed on the two metae at the ends of the spina. These new elements lead to a re-evaluation of the function of the magistrates who dedicated the monument and, above all, raise questions about the structure of the dedication to the imperial family, which had contributed to the prior historiographical significance of the text.

Keywords

• Thugga
• Roman imperial period
• Principate
• Africa Proconsularis
• latin inscription
• evergetism