166. Epitaph of Theopropius, bishop

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Description

• Monument: A white marble lintel block, broken in two (0.15 × c. 1.15 × 0.455) over the entrance to a tomb chamber. A second chamber was subsequently constructed at right angles to the first, and the lintel over its entrance abuts on to our inscription, partially obscuring the right end.
• Text: Inscribed along the face.
• Letters: The angular letters are similar to those of 165; 0.035. The Υ at the end of the name is 0.045, and the one letter serves as the ending of the two words in the genitive.
• Date: Fifth century or later.

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Translation

(Tomb of) Theopropius, bishop. He lives.

Photographs

Left fragment (1978)	Right fragment (1978)	Both fragments (1978)

Commentary

See discussion at IX.35. For Theopropius see also 165, and List of Bishops Theopropius.

Locations

• Found: Cemeteries: in the Turkish cemetery (which lies over an earlier cemetery).
• Original: Unknown.
• Last Recorded: Findspot.

History

• Recording: Exavated by the Department of Antiquities in 1978.
• Bibliography: Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias 166, whence PHI 754.
• Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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