Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004


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61. Acclamations for imperial family, and a New Theodosius

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i
  (Two joining fragments, with garland at both sides.)
λ̣[...]δ̣
cross νι[κᾷ] ἡ τύχη
τοῦ β[ασι]λέως·
νικᾷ ἡ τ[ύ]χη τῆς
5 δεσπο̣ί[ν]ης· τοῦ νέου
Θεοδο̣[σί]ου πολ -
λὰ [τὰ ἔτ]η scroll
ii
  (Fragment with trace of garland at lower right edge.)
[...]
[...]λ̣ι̣ι̣ου π̣ο[λλὰ]
[τὰ ἔτ]η̣· υἱὲ θεοῦ ζ[ωὴν]
][αὐτ]ῷ stop νικᾷ ἡ πί̣σ̣[τις]
[τῶν] Χριστιανῶν [.]
[...] vac.
iii
  (Fragment without any trace of garland.)
[...]
ἐ̣π̣ὶ ο[.]
[... πα]τρός, ἰνδικτίωνος [...]
[...]ρασ vac.
[...]ι̣λ̣ vac. scroll
scroll
iv
  (Fragment showing upper right corner of garland.)
[...]ι
[...]υ
[...]λ̣
[...]

Translation

i. [...] The fortune of the emperor triumphs! The fortune of the empress triumphs! Many years for the new Theodosius!

ii. [...] Many years [...]! Son of God, grant him life! The faith of the Christians triumphs!

iii. [... ?this work was done] under O[...], pater, in the [...] indiction [...]

Photographs

i: Left part (1977) i: Right part (1977) i: Together (1977) i: Left part, on excavation (1967) ii: Face (1977)
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ii: Face (1977) iii: Face (1977) iv: Face (1977)
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Commentary

See discussion at V.26, VI.47.

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