Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004
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55. Acclamation for Pytheas
Description
- Monument:
Upper right corner of a white marble base shaft without moulding (0.20 × 0.36 × 0.36) which has been re-used; the top has been hollowed out.
- Text:
Inscribed on the face, above which two holes have been cut.
- Letters:
Av. 0.04; angular and irregular; scroll for abbreviation.
- Date:
Late fifth century (prosopography).
Text
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[αὔ]ξ̣ι Πυθέας
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[ὁ] μ]εγαλοπρ(επέστατος)
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[καὶ] ἰλλ]ο̣ύστριος
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[...]
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Translation
Up with Pytheas, magnificentissimus and illustris [...]
Photographs
Commentary
For Pytheas see 56, 57, 58, 250 and discussion at V.18.
Locations
- Found:
Village: a stray find in the south-east area of the village.
- Original:
Unknown.
- Last Recorded:
Museum.
History
- Recording:
Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1975 (75. 259).
- Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 55 and plate xiii, whence PHI 840.
- Text constituted from:
Transcription (Roueché).
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