14.9. Gladiator memorial of Eupithanos
- Description:
- A white marble panel-stele (H. 0.88 x W. 0.64 x D. 0.21). The relief is of a nude facing gladiator, who still wears arm-protectors on his right upper arm, and shin-guards. He holds a palm with his right arm, which is partly lost; his left arm is stretched out horizontally, and the hand rests on a helmet placed on what is either a smooth column or a tall shield. Below are two small figures: that on the man's right has shin-guards and a long shield, and looks up at him; that on his left is winged and naked, and holds his right arm down, and left arm raised, while regarding the central figure.
- Text:
- Inscribed on upper (l.1) and lower (l.2) mouldings
- Letters:
- standard forms, 0.03
- Date:
- Second to third centuries A.D. (lettering)
- Findspot:
- found with 14.8 and 14.5 during roadworks near Karaçasu
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museum
- History of discovery:
- recorded by the NYU expedition in 1968
- Bibliography:
- Published by Roueché, PPA 21.
- Text constituted from:
- transcriptions (Reynolds, Roueché) This edition Roueché (2007).
- 1[?Ε]ὐπιθανὸς πάλου α´
- 2[·· ? ··]φ̣ιλυς vac.
- 1[·]ΥΠΙΘΑΝΟΣΠΑΛΟΥΑ
- 2[ - - - ]·ΙΛΥΣ
<ab>
</ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<supplied
reason="lost"
cert="low"
>
Ε
</supplied>
ὐπιθανὸς
πάλου
<num
value="1"
>
α
</num>
<lb
n="2"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="left"
/>
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
φ
</unclear>
ιλυς
<space
extent="3"
unit="character"
dim="horizontal"
/>
Translation:
Eupithanos of brigade 1; [ ? ]philos
Commentary:
See PPA, ad. loc.
Photographs:
- Detail (1978)
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- Face (1989)
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