page_title: Spania
section_title: Administration
hierarchical_section_title: Spania / Administration
caption_attribution_description: Español: La lápida de Comenciolo, principal testimonio histórico de la presencia bizantina en España (siglo VI). Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Cartagena. QVISQVIS ARDUA.TVRRIVM MIRARIS.CVLMINA.VESTIBVLVMQ.VRBIS.DVPLICI.PORTA.FIRMATVM.DEXTRA LEVAQ. BINOS PORTICOS.ARCOS QVIBUS.SVPERVM. PONITVR CAMERA CURVA CONVEXAQ COMENCIOLVS.SIC.HAEC IVSSIT.PATRICIVS MISSVS. A MAVRICIO.AVG.CONTRA.HOSTES.BARBAROS.MAGNVS.VIRTUTE.MAGISTER.MIL.SPANIAE.SIC.SEMPER.HISPANIA.TALI.RECTORE.LAETETVR.DVM.POLI.ROTANTVR.DVMO. SOL.CIRCVIT.ORBEM. ANN VII.AVG.IND.VIII Quienquiera que seas, admirarás las partes altas de la torre y el vestíbulo de la ciudad afirmados sobre una doble puerta, a la derecha y a la izquierda lleva dos pórticos con doble arco a los que se superpone una cámara curvo convexa. El patricio Comenciolo mandó hacer ésto enviado por Mauricio Augusto contra el enemigo bárbaro. Grande por su virtud, maestro de la milicia hispánica, así siempre Hispania se alegrará por tal rector mientras los polos giren y mientras el sol circunde el orbe. Año VIII de Augusto. Indicción VIII. English: The Inscription of Comentiolus (Lápida de Comenciolo), the principal historical artifact testifying to the presence of the Byzantines in Spain. 6th century. Municipal Archaeological Museum of Cartagena (Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Cartagena). It reads: Whoever you may be, you will admire the high sections of the tower and the vestibule of the city, constructed over a double entrance. To the right and left are attached two porches with double arcs to which a convex curved room is superposed. The patrician Comentiolus commissioned its construction, dispatched by the Emperor Maurice against the barbarian enemy. Great for his virtue, master of the soldiers of Spain, thus always Hispania will be indebted for such a director while the poles turn and while the sun surrounds the orb. In the VIII year of the Emperor. Indiction VIII. CIL 02, 03420 = CartNova 00208 = ILCV 00792 = CLE 00299 = D 00835 = IHC 00176 = HEp-07, 00444 = AE 1998, +00694 Deutsch: Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelberg HD037899 Español: Hispania Epigraphica 9171
context_page_description: Spania was a province of the Byzantine Empire from 552 until 624 in the south of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. It was established by the Emperor Justinian I in an effort to restore the western provinces of the Empire.
caption: The Lápida de Comenciolo, an inscription from Cartagena recording the patriciate of Comenciolus
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