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Joyce M. Reynolds2007

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Originally published in McCabe (1993).

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Description of Monument

White marble statue base (0.60 × 0.46 × 0.78) with moulding above and below. There are holes on the top surface for the attachment of the statue, which has its own semi-circular base. The moulding is chipped on a edges; and a round hole has been cut in the centre of the front face.

Description of Text

Inscribed on the upper moulding (lines 1-2) and on the face.

Letters

Lightly-cut, with marked but not exaggerated seriphs; l.1, 0.025; ll. 2, f, ave. 0.03.

Date

A.D. early 84-96 (reign, titulature)

Edition αὐτοκράτορα Καίσαρα Δομιτιανὸν Σεβαστὸν Γερμανικὸν ὁ δῆμος καθιέρωσεν ἐπιμεληθέντος Διογένου τοῦ Εὐκλέους τοῦ Διογένου
Translation

Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus, conqueror of the Germans. The People dedicated (his statue); Diogenes son of Eukles the son of Diogenes took responsibility.

Commentary

Two dedications of statues of Domitian (this and 1313 =75.143) have been found at Aphrodisias; neither has suffered damnatio. Aphrodisias also dedicated to Domitian at Ephesus. For the discussion see Reynolds, loc. cit.

Locations

Theatre: section V. UnknownMuseum

Text Constituted From

Transcription (Reynolds)

History of Recording

Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1967 (67.282; SBI 150) with the statue.

Bibliography

Published by Reynolds with the publication of the statue by Erim in Opusc. Rom., 9, 1973, 135-142, and in Inan-Rosenbaum, Porträtplastik 91, no. 38, whence SEG 1982.1099, SEG 1985.1082, McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 206.

Photographs

Face (1978)

KTE67.17.1,2, 72.25.9