Civic decree for defense of city
created: Transcription (Reynolds).
source date: Probably 61 BCE
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[^a1: at 11: ἐ]πιτρόπωι | παν]τὶ τρόπωι]

[^a2: at 16: Τ. Σεξ]τίου Λατερα[νοῦ | Μ.Ἰουεντίου Μάρκου] ὑιοῦ Λατερη[νσίου [Τhe first surviving stroke in the line appears to be an upright, more probably N than T, or the seriph of Υ; and the final stroke has a slope to it.]]

. . . ] and flocks [ . . .] together with [ . . . ] having sent and given [ . . . behaviour? ] worthy of the [ . . . ] ?while the barbarians were spending time [ . . . ] commanders and generals [ . . . ] in every way placing [ . . . t?the city/the homeland] protected. With Good [Fortune: The Ptolem]aeans the Barkaians [ decided [ . . . ] all the chances [ . . . ] by the things events [ . . . ] of ? Latera[nus . . . ] for Ammonios [ . . .

The text is clearly part of a civic decree concerned with measures taken against barbarian invaders, presumably the Marmaridae of the Augustan period; it seems likely to be honouring a local citizen who had worked with the Romans

Line 10: these should be the local commanders, and the Roman generals (so Laronde).

Line 16. The earliest instance so far of this nomenclature for the city.

Line 17: Laronde read a reference to M. Iuventius (M.f.) Laterensis, DPRR 2308, who was active in Cyrenaica; but the restoration is difficult.

Line 18. Probably a man with the name Ἀμμώνιος rathrr than the god Ammon