5.1. Pavement designs and an acclamation

Description:
Geometric black marble and white marble paving in 8 sections, each with a larger central panel.
Text:
On the central panels. i. South side, second panel from the east, ii. South side, third panel from the east iii. North side, 1st panel from east. iv. North side, second panel from east. v. North side, third panel from east.
Letters:
iii: careful graffito; letters ornamented, 0.04 - 0.08.
Date:
Second-tenth century A.D. (context).
Findspot:
Hadrianic Baths, north court of the baths
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Gameboards 1.
Text constituted from:
Τranscription (Reynolds, Roueché). This edition Roueché and Bodard (2007).

Translation:

iii: The fortune (?is) Our(?ania)

Commentary:

See Roueché, ‘Gameboards’.

Photographs:

View of North Court of Hadrianic Baths (1990)
 View of North Court of Hadrianic Baths (1990)
i (1973)
 i (1973)
ii (1973)
 ii (1973)
iii (1973)
 iii (1973)
iii (1990)
 iii (1990)
iv (1973)
 iv (1973)
v (1973)
 v (1973)

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