75. Acclamations for ?governors Charlotte M. Roueché 2004

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Description of Monument

Several columns (diam. 0.46) of blue marble, from the western portico of the Tetrastoon. Several of these columns showed traces of paint, but on only two could anything be deciphered. Even on these little can be made out; not only have they suffered from re-use, but it is clear that there had, as in 77 and 78, been several layers of plaster.

Description of Text

Painted in red on several layers of white plaster.

Description of Letters

In the flowing style characteristic of these painted texts; 0.035.

Date

Fifth/sixth century (terminology).

Edition Only one level of text decipherable. νλ υι Only one level of text decipherable but there are substantial traces of another lying beneath. πολλὰ τὰ ἔτη τῶν ἐπάρχων
Translation ii. Many years for the eparchs!
Commentary

See discussion at V.56 and, on acclamations, V.54.

Found

Theatre: east side: re-used in the Byzantine defence wall, across the southern parodos entrance. See Plan 6

Original Location

Tetrastoon: west portico.

Last Recorded Location

Re-erected as the ninth (i) and tenth (ii) columns from the south in the west portico of the Tetrastoon: see Plan 6

History of Recording

Found during the dismantling of the wall by the NYU expedition in 1982.

Bibliography

Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 75, whence PHI nos. 808, 809.

Text Constituted From

Transcription (Roueché).

Photographs

i. Column (1983)

i. Detail (1983)

ii. Column (1983)

ii. Detail (1983)

ii. Column (2004)

Category of Text

acclamation

Category of Monument

column