. . . . IVI . HADRIANI ANTONINI
. . . DIVI . NERVAE . PRONEP . . . . R
. . . INO . . . . PONT.MAX.T . . . . II.P.P.[152]
Above one of the lateral arches is the following:—
IMP . . . . .
. . . . . . .
NI . ANTONI
NI . AVG. PII
P.P. F.D.D. P.P.[153]
Above the corresponding arch on the other side was a third inscription, now quite illegible. This is probably the one recorded by Shaw,[154] bearing the ancient name of the city, and which, he says, existed on the architrave of the building. There is every reason, however, to believe that Shaw never visited Sbeitla at all, but appropriated the information he received from Peyssonnel, who gives the same inscription, which he found ‘à côté d’une des portes de la ville.’