Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004
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69. Fl. Photius gives a gameboard
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).
Text
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cross ἐπὶ Φλ(αβίου) Φωτίου σχο(λαστικοῦ) κ(αὶ) πατρός. cross
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Translation
Under Flavius Photius, scholasticus and pater.
Photographs
| Detail (1972) |
Base (1991) |
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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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