13.123. Gladiator memorial, for Unio
- Description:
- An altar-stele, with moulding above and below on three sides, badly worn (H. 0.71 x W. 0.37 x D. 0.42). On face, relief of a heavily armed gladiator with shield, advancing right.
- Text:
- Inscribed on the face above the relief
- Letters:
- standard forms, 0.02
- Date:
- Second to third centuries A.D. (lettering)
- Findspot:
- Necropolis, North-east: in the old Turkish cemetery.
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museum
- History of discovery:
- Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1978 (East Cemetery 3)
- Bibliography:
- Published by Roueché, PPA 17
- Text constituted from:
- Transcriptions (Reynolds, Roueché) This edition Roueché (2007).
- 1 Οὔνιων πάλου β´
- 2 ὑπὸ Παρδαλᾶ
- 3 πάλου α´
- 1ΟΥΝΙΩΝΠΑΛΟΥΒ
- 2ΥΠΟΠΑΡΔΑΛΑ
- 3ΠΑΛΟΥΑ
<ab>
</ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
Οὔνιων
πάλου
<num
value="2"
>
β
</num>
<lb
n="2"
/>
ὑπὸ
Παρδαλᾶ
<lb
n="3"
/>
πάλου
<num
value="1"
>
α
</num>
Translation:
Unio of brigade 2 by Pardalas of brigade 1.
Commentary:
For the name Unio, see Robert, Gladiateurs, 232 and 301, with OMS IV, 175. For Pardalas as the name of a mime see (unpublished).ii, and of a gladiator, Gladiateurs no. 269, and 300
Photographs:
- Face (1978)
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- Face (1978)
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- Face (1980)
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