Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004

61. Acclamations for imperial family, and a New Theodosius

Monument: Fragments of fresco on plaster. The original design appears to have been a series of circular garlands of green leaves, outlined inside and outside with a sold band; The fragments come from at least three such garlands; fragment iv may well come from the same text as fragment iii.
Text: The lettering is inside the garlands, in red on a white background.
Letters: 0.07-0.08, tall and clear; diairetic dots on Ι in iii, line 2, and, apparently, on the second Ι in line 4 of ii; three dots as a stop in ii, 1ine 3; abbreviation: ΙΝΔ with a comma hanging from delta, Ο with Υ above.
Date: AD 583 or AD 491 - 518 (emperors).

i
	(Two joining fragments, with garland at both sides.)
	λ̣[...]δ̣
	cross νι[κᾷ] ἡ τύχη
	τοῦ β[ασι]λέως·
	νικᾷ ἡ τ[ύ]χη τῆς
5	δεσπο̣ί[ν]ης· τοῦ νέου
	Θεοδο̣[σί]ου πολ -
	λὰ [τὰ ἔτ]η scroll
ii
	(Fragment with trace of garland at lower right edge.)
	[...]
	[...]λ̣ι̣ι̣ου π̣ο[λλὰ]
	[τὰ ἔτ]η̣· υἱὲ θεοῦ ζ[ωὴν]
	][αὐτ]ῷ stop νικᾷ ἡ πί̣σ̣[τις]
	[τῶν] Χριστιανῶν [.]
	[...] vac.
iii
	(Fragment without any trace of garland.)
	[...]
	ἐ̣π̣ὶ ο[.]
	[... πα]τρός, ἰνδικτίωνος [...]
	[...]ρασ vac.
	[...]ι̣λ̣ vac. scroll
	scroll
iv
	(Fragment showing upper right corner of garland.)
	[...]ι
	[...]υ
	[...]λ̣
	[...]

i. [...] The fortune of the emperor triumphs! The fortune of the empress triumphs! Many years for the new Theodosius!

ii. [...] Many years [...]! Son of God, grant him life! The faith of the Christians triumphs!

iii. [... ?this work was done] under O[...], pater, in the [...] indiction [...]

See discussion at V.26, VI.47.

Recording: Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1962, removed in 1966-7: 67.102 and 473 (together, 61.i), 69.471 (61.ii), 69.470 (61.iii). 69.472 (61.iv).
Bibliography: Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 61.i-iv, whence PHI 843, 844, 628 and 894.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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