18. Building inscription of Helladius Charlotte M. Roueché 2004

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Description of Monument

A rectangular white marble block, perhaps from a lintel (0.285 × 0.665 × 0.50) with simple moulding above and below on one face. Chipped to the right, but complete.

Description of Text

Inscribed on the moulded face, in one line on the surface between the mouldings, which is slightly concave. The text must have continued onto an adjacent block.

Description of Letters

Flowing style, similar to 12, 252 and 17; 0.05-0.06.

Date

First half of the fourth century (lettering, prosopography).

Edition κἀμὲ Ἑλλάδιος ὁ ἁγνός
Translation Me also Helladius the pure
Commentary

For Helladius see 16, 17 and List of Governors, Helladius.

For discussion see II.35.

Found

Hadrianic Baths: central chamber.

Original Location

Unknown.

Last Recorded Location

Findspot.

History of Recording

Excavated by the NYU expedition.

Bibliography

Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity, no. 18, whence PHI 605.

Text Constituted From

Transcription (Roueché).

Photographs

Face (1972)

Category of Text

building inscription; governor

Category of Monument

lintel block.