8.236. Honours for Domitian
- Description:
- White marble statue base (W. 0.60 × H. 0.46 × D. 0.78) with moulding above and below. There are holes on the top surface for the attachment of the statue, which has its own semi-circular base. The moulding is chipped on a edges; and a round hole has been cut in the centre of the front face.
- Text:
- Inscribed on the upper moulding (lines 1-2) and on the face.
- Letters:
- Lightly-cut, with marked but not exaggerated seriphs; l.1, 0.025; ll. 2, f, ave. 0.03.
- Date:
- A.D. early 84-96 (reign, titulature)
- Findspot:
- Theatre: section V.
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museum
- History of discovery:
- Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1967 (67.282; SBI 150) with the statue.
- Bibliography:
- Published by Reynolds with the publication of the statue by Erim in Opusc. Rom., 9, 1973, 135-142, and in Inan-Rosenbaum, Porträtplastik 91, no. 38, whence SEG 1982.1099, SEG 1985.1082, McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 206.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (2007).
- 1[α]ὐτοκρ[ά]τ[ορα] Καί[σαρα]
- 2Δομιτιανὸν Σεβαστὸν
- 3Γερμανικὸν ὁ δῆμος καθι-
- 4έρωσεν ἐπιμεληθέντος
- 5Διογένου τ[ο]ῦ Εὐκλέους
- 6τοῦ Διογένου scroll
- 1[·]ΥΤΟΚΡ[·]Τ[···]ΚΑΙ[····]
- 2ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΝΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΝ
- 3ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΝΟΔΗΜΟΣΚΑΘΙ
- 4ΕΡΩΣΕΝΕΠΙΜΕΛΗΘΕΝΤΟΣ
- 5ΔΙΟΓΕΝΟΥΤ[·]ΥΕΥΚΛΕΟΥΣ
- 6ΤΟΥΔΙΟΓΕΝΟΥ scroll
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Translation:
Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus, conqueror of the Germans. The People dedicated (his statue); Diogenes son of Eukles the son of Diogenes took responsibility.
Commentary:
Two dedications of statues of Domitian (this and (unpublished) =75.143) have been found at Aphrodisias; neither has suffered damnatio. Aphrodisias also dedicated to Domitian at Ephesus. For the discussion see Reynolds, loc. cit.
Photographs:
- Face (1978)
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