Description of Monument

Three fragments, not joining, from an white marble architrave with decoration (which is broken away) above three stepped fasciae, diminishing in height; a and c: not measured; b: 0.52 × 1.37 × 0.54.

Description of Text

Inscribed on the upper two fasciae.

Description of Letters

Upper fascia 0.10, lower fascia 0.08; elongated, ornate.

Date

Late fifth century (prosopography)

Edition παστάδα κίον' ἐκ ιι τ Πυθέας ορσιιιυ καμνοῦσαν ἀνάγκῃ κ ι ἔσχε νόον α διι

Translation

a. built the colonnade with column from Pytheas

b. suffering from necessity had a mind.

Commentary

For Pytheas see 55, 56, 57, 250 and discussion at V.18.

Found

Hadrianic Baths: East Court: a: 'Dans le 2e entrée à partir du Sud du portique Ouest, sud' (Boulanger); b: 'Term. Sud du portique Ouest'. (Boulanger).

Original Location

Unknown.

Last Recorded Location

Among the material from the French excavations in the East Court.

History of Recording

a and b excavated by Boulanger, 1 November 1913 (notebook A, 78, 23 and 24, whence B 23, 29); a, b and c recorded by the NYU expedition, c in 1989.

Bibliography

a and b published by Roueché, no. 58 and plate xiv, whence 708, 02/09/20.

Text Constituted From

Boulanger notebook; transcription (Roueché).

Photographs

a: face (1977)

b: face (1972)

c: face (1989)

Representations

a and b: Transcription by Boulanger, Notebook A, page 78

Category of Text

verse; building inscription

Category of Monument

architrave.