The Aedes Concordiae Pantheae Augustae and the “Pantheon” of Gigthis. A possible reading of CIL VIII 22692 (2nd c. CE)

In Gigthis, during the principate of Marcus Aurelius, Marcus Ummidius Sedatus commissioned the construction of a temple consecrated to Concordia Panthea Augusta in the forum. This act was a tribute to his son’s office as a decurion and included a pronaos, an arch, as well as a statue of the goddess. The dedicatory inscription (CIL VIII 22693) was accompanied by another one (CIL VIII 22692), of which only fourteen letters remain, engraved on the frieze atop the aedicula which housed the divine simulacrum at the bottom of the small sacellum. This contribution aims to propose a plausible reading of this inscription by reconstructing the missing letters and justifying the employed linguistic strategies, drawing insights from archaeological data related to the sanctuary and the broader context of the forum where it was situated.