67. Dionysius, doctor, undertakes building works in the Hadrianic Baths Charlotte M. Roueché 2003-01-15

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Description of Monument

Five fragments (two joining) from a white marble architrave with sculptural decoration and egg-and-dart moulding above three stepped fasciae of diminishing height; there is a decorative panel on the underside. Measurements: a: complete block, 0.48 × 2.86 × 0.62. b: two joining fragments, 0.47 × 1.20 × 0.62 and 0.52 × 0.38 × 0.45. c: two joining fragments, 0.49 × 1.90 × 0.98. d: 0.47 × 0.22 × 0.24; e: 0.43 × 0.52 × 0.25.

Description of Text

This is probably part of the same architectural feature as 58, but inscribed in only one line, on the upper fascia (H. 0.14).

Description of Letters

Av. 0.09; simple, varying in height and width.

Date

Fifth century (lettering).

Edition Διονύσιος Φωτείνου ἰατρός ς καὶ ἀναπαύσεως ἕως κεράμου σὺν τῇ ο νγ ασαν
Apparatus

b: The letters reported from Boulanger's copy in ALA are found on the new fragment.

c: The join in c, at the Μ of κεράμου appears certain. although the blocks cannot now be moved to bring them together.

d: Γ might be Π

Translation

Dionysius, son of Photeinus, doctor built this for the purpose of pleasure and rest building up to the tiled roof, with the

Commentary

See discussion at V.43.

Found

Hadrianic Baths: East court: a: 'Portique du Sud, 1e entrecolonnement', b, b.i,and c: 'blocs au Nord du portique Sud' (Boulanger).

Original Location

Architrave of south portico of East Court.

Last Recorded Location

Lying with the material from the French excavations in the East Court.

History of Recording

a copied by Mendel; a-c by Boulanger (Notebook A, 9); by the NYU expedition (the second fragment of b in 1988, d and e in 1989).

Bibliography

a published by Grégoire, IGC 272 (part), from Mendel; a, b and c published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 67 whence PHI 626.

Text Constituted From

Transcriptions (Boulanger, Roueché).

Photographs

Fragment a (1973)

c, left fragment (1988)

Fragment d (1989)

Fragment e (1989)

d and e together (1989)

Representations

a, b and c: Transcription by Boulanger, notebook A, page 9

Category of Text

building inscription

Category of Monument

architrave