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21. Honours for Valens by Antonius Tatianus

Description | Text | Translation | Images | Commentary | Location | History


Description

  • Monument: A rectangular white marble base with panels within moulding on four sides (1.21 × 0.60 × 0.575).
  • Text: Inscribed on two opposite faces; the other text, which is unpublished, honours a distinguished citizen of the early third century.
  • Letters: Letters: 0.03–0.04; Φ, 0.055; elongated and clear cut; similar to 20; scroll for abbreviation.
  • Date: c. AD 364.

Text [Font help][Conventions]

  Φλ(άουιον) Κλ(αύδιον) Βάλητα
  v. Αὔγουστον
  Ἀντ(ώνιος) Τατιανὸς
  λαμπρ(ότατος) ἡγεμὼν
ἐπαρχείας
  v. Καρίας leaf

Translation

Antonius Tatianus, clarissimus praeses of the province of Caria (set up this statue of) Flavius Claudius Valens, Augustus.

Photographs

Face (1972) Top of base (1993) Face (2004) Face, left side and top (2004)
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Commentary

See discussion at III.10.

For Antonius Tatianus see also no. 20, and List of Governors, Antonius Tatianus.

Locations

  • Found: Theatre: re-used in the central stretch of the Theatre defence wall. See plan 6
  • Original:Tetrastoon, west portico: a rectangular plinth, on which this base probably stood, is in position, against a column of the west portico of the tetrastoon, just south of the probable plinth of 20. See plan 6.
  • Last Recorded: Museum.

History

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