Description of Monument

Archive wall, column 4, top inscribed course.

Description of Text

Inscribed area 1.92 x 0.185.

Letters

Second to third centuries A.D.; ave 0.02; ligatures: ΤΗΝ l.2, ΝΜΗ, ΝΗ l.3, ΗΝ l.4, ΜΗ l.5.

Date

Inscription: second to third centuries A.D. (lettering, context). Document: 39/38 B.C. (content, prosopography)

Edition Καῖσαρ Στεφάνῳ χαίρειν ὡς Ζωΐλον τὸν ἐμὸν φιλῶ ἐπίστασαι τὴν πατρίδα αὐτοῦ ἠλευθέρωσα καὶ Ἀντωνίῳ συνέστησα ὡς Ἀντώνιος ἄπεστιν δὸς ἐργασίαν μή τις αὐτοῖς ἐπιβάρησις γένηται μίαν πόλιν ταύτην ἐξ ὅλης τῆς Ἀσίας ἐμαυτῷ εἴληπφα τούτους οὕτω θέλω φυλαχθῆναι ὡς ἐμοὺς πολείτας ὄψομαι ὡς τὴν ἐμὴν σύνστασιν ἐπὶ πέρας ἀγάγῃς

Translation

Caesar to Stephanos, greetings.

You know my affection for my friend Zoilos. I have freed his native city and recommended it to Antonius

Since Antonius is absent, take care that no burden falls on them. This one city I have taken for mine out of all Asia. I wish these people to be protected as my own townsmen.

I will see that you carry out my recommendation to the full.

Commentary

See , 102-103.

Locations

Theatre: north parodos wall Theatre: north parodos wall Findspot

Text Constituted From

transcription (Reynolds)

History of Recording

Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1967.

Bibliography

Published by Reynolds, A&R 10, whence Orth, 3, 1984, 62; SEG 32, 1982.1097, BE 1983:371, AnnEpig 1984, 864, SEG 34, 1984.1044, McCabe 39 , Smith, , Testimonium 1. Discussed by Millar, JRS 63 (1973), 56

Photographs

View, above 8.32, 8.33, 8.28, 8.102 (1977)

View, above 8.32, 8.33, 8.28 (1977)

Archive Wall view (1994)