Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004

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66. Philip, admirandissimus, pays for work in the South Agora

Description

• Monument: A white marble architrave block (0.42 × 2.71 × 0.645) with very simple moulding above two stepped fasciae.
• Text: inscribed in one line along the upper fascia (H. 0.135).
• Letters: Av. 0.07, 0.05; elongated, irregular; scroll for abbreviation.
• Date: Late fifth century.

Text

Translation

Philip, son of Herodian, admirandissimus, returning thanks to his own fatherland, covered (i.e. roofed) the two sections.

Photographs

Whole block (1973)	Detail 1 (1972)	Detail 2 (1972)	Detail 3 (1972)	Detail 4 (1972)
Detail 5 (1972)

Commentary

See discussion at V.42.

Locations

• Found: South Agora: South portico, towards west end.
• Original: Findspot.
• Last Recorded: Findspot.

History

• Recording: Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1971.
• Bibliography: Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 66 and plate xvii, whence PHI 627.
• Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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