8.505. Gladiator memorial for [·· ? ··]enis
- Description:
- Upper part of a white marble panel-stele (H. 0.45 x W. 0.46 x D. 0.16) broken below and chipped on all edges. The relief, which is broken at the waist, is of a facing gladiator, with his head turned slightly to his right. He wears a highly decorated cuirass, with a rose and other designs on it in relief, and a decorated belt. On his left arm he holds a long shield with a decorated rim and the letter Γ in the top right corner. His right arm has an arm guard on the upper arm, which is all that survives. In the field on either side of the head are two wreaths, each decorated with a ribbon.
- Text:
- Inscribed on the upper moulding, which is broken
- Letters:
- standard forms, 0.02
- Date:
- Second to third centuries A.D. (lettering)
- Findspot:
- Tetrastoon, in the topsoil.
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museum
- History of discovery:
- Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1972 (excavation inventory no. 72.140).
- Bibliography:
- Published by Roueché, PPA 19.
- Text constituted from:
- transcriptions (Reynolds, Roueché) This edition Roueché (2007).
- 1[·· c. 5 ··]ενις stop πά(λου) α´
- 1[·····]ΕΝΙΣ stop ΠΑΑ
<ab>
</ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="5"
unit="character"
/>
ενις
<g
type="stop"
/>
<expan>
<abbr>
πά
</abbr>
<supplied
reason="abbreviation"
>
</expan>
λου
</supplied>
<num
value="1"
>
α
</num>
Translation:
[.....]enis of brigade 1
Commentary:
The figure on the shield of the gladiator in the relief makes it clear that he belonged to the third brigade; this suggests that the name in the inscription is that of the man who put up the monument. See further PPA.
Photographs:
- Face (1977)
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- Face (1978)
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