Description of Monument

Three white marble orthostats.

Description of Text

Inscribed on a surface roughly smoothed for teh purpose, which is now chipped, particularly at the edges of the stones..

Letters

Early third century; 0.055. Ligatured ΤΗ twice in l. 3, ΗΝ in l. 4. Erasure in l. 1.

Date

Early third century (reign, titulature)

Edition Θεᾷ Ἀφροδείτῃ καὶ Αὐτοκράτορι Καίσαρι Μάρκῳ ΑὐρηλίῳἈντωνείνῳ εὐσεβεῖ εὐτυχεῖ Σεβαστῷ καὶ τῷ συν παντι οἴκῳ καὶ γένει αὐτοῦ καὶ τῇ γλυκυτάτῃ πατρίδιτὴν μετασκούτλωσιν τοῦ πεδαλίου τοῦ θεάτρουΜᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Μενεσθεὺς δ τοῦ Ἀπολλωνίου Σκόπας καθὼς ὑπέσχετο

Translation

To the goddess Aphrodite and to Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus and his whole household and family, also to his very dear country; Marcus Aurelius Menestheus Skopas (son of Menestheus, grandson of Menestheus, great grandson of Menestheus) the son of Apollonios (gave and dedicated) as he promised.

Commentary

The titles Pius and Felix were not helfd by Marcus Aurelius, and show that the emperor here is Caracalla (A.D. 211-217); the date is surely latr than the murder of Geta early in 212, and almost certainly than the Antonine edict, giving Roman citizenship widely throughout the Empire, which is usually dated late in the same year.

For Skopas himself there is at present no other evidence, but a member of his family, also a public donor but apparently without Roman citizenship, figures on Aphrodian coins along with honours to Julia Domna; see MacDonald, , no. 204; cf also 1.177 (= MAMA 513)

Locations

Theatre: part of the veneering of the wall surrounding the orchestra after it had been deepened, on the west side, approximately opposite the centre of the stage, and below the tribunal. Findspot Findspot

Text Constituted From

Transcription (Reynolds).

History of Recording

Recorded by the NYU expedition (Theatre 23).

Bibliography

Published by Reynolds, Aph.Papers 2, 15-28, no. C, whence 1991.912.

Photographs

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