69. Fl. Photius gives a gameboard

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Description

Monument: A rectangular white marble base (1.14 × 0.57 × 0.44) with moulded edge above and below on three sides.
Text: Inscribed on central panel with a board, type 3Rows.4, (0.45 × 1.00) carefully cut: circles 0.03, central rosettes in circles 0.10; the text is inscribed on the lower moulding.
Letters: Av. 0.03; irregular: scroll and letter above line for abbreviations.
Date: Late fifth/sixth century (titulature).

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cross ἐπὶ Φλ(αβίου) Φωτίου σχο(λαστικοῦ) κ(αὶ) πατρός. cross

Translation

Under Flavius Photius, scholasticus and pater.

Photographs

Detail (1972) Base (1991)

Commentary

This is the second of the gameboards given by Flavius Photius; see 68, 238 and discussion at V.44 and V.47.

For Photius see List of Local Officials, Photius.

Locations

Found: Hadrianic Baths: lying beside the northern entrance.
Original: Unknown.
Last Recorded: Findspot.

History

Recording: Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography: Published by Roueché (1979), no. 1, whence BE 1980.473; republished by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 69 and plate xvi, whence PHI 623; republished by Roueché, Gameboards, no. 2.ii.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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