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Charlotte M. Roueché2007

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Originally published in Roueché (2004).

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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 11.70, 2.20, 8.610, 15.361 and discussion at V.18.

Locations

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.. 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, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 58 and plate xiv, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 708, Steinepigramme 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