Description of Monument

A white marble base, with moulding above and below (0.69 x 0.34 x depth not measurable) from a composite monument, of which it formed the right side.

Description of Text

Inscribed on the exposed face, i. to the left of ii.

Letters

i. 0.03; ii. l.1, 0.04; ll. 2, 3, 0.03; l.4, 0.025; l.5, 0.02. Rho with a second down stroke.

Date

Second half of first century A.D. (lettering).

Edition

Translation

i. honoured Gaius son of , of legion

ii. The Council and the People honoured Tiberius Claudius Hierokles son of Aristokles, of the tribe Quirina.

Commentary

The first honorand was apparently a legionary soldier, so was certainly a Roman citizen, quite possibly a Gaius Julius, but cites his father by a name which was certainly Greek, so may have been the first Roman citizen in the family. The second, with Roman citizenship apparently given by Claudius or Nero, has a Greek name himself and also cites his father by a Greek name, and was very probably himself the recipient of Roman citizenship. Since the juxtaposition of the two suggests a family relationship, they may be two brothers who acquired Roman citizenship in different reigns. Since very few Aphrodisians are known to have served in the Roman army, the reference to a legion is notable.

Locations

Unknown Walls, South (east part): reused upside down in the southern section of the city wall, excavated in 1975. Findspot (1977)

Text Constituted From

Transcription (Reynolds).

History of Recording

Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1975 (Walls 111).

Bibliography

Unpublished.

Photographs

Face (1977)

Face (1977)

KTE;