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New Inscriptions from Aphrodisias (1995–2001)

July 2004 (108.3)
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New Inscriptions from Aphrodisias (1995–2001)

108.3
Angelos Chaniotis
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This article presents 33 Greek inscriptions found at Aphrodisias between 1995 and 2001. They include an honorary decree, honorary inscriptions of other types, statue bases, dedications, building inscriptions, epitaphs, and a sundial. The most important new text is an honorary inscription on a statue base set up by the prominent philosopher Alexander of Aphrodisias for his father (4). An unusually early inscription is a posthumous honorary decree for a prominent local citizen (1), which records his achievements probably during the wars and diplomatic exchanges of the first century B.C. The other new texts provide information about cults (Thea Eleutheria: 8; Zeus Nineudios: 11; Hephaistos: 15), the date of the Civil Basilica (14; under Domitian?), gladiatorial competitions (21–22), the prosopography of the city, occupations (11: a bronze-smith; 28: an agent of Fulvia Cervidia Vestina, member of a senatorial family, who probably owned land near Aphrodisias), and the relations between Aphrodisias and the Roman provincial administration (23 and 26).

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New Inscriptions from Aphrodisias (1995–2001)

By Angelos Chaniotis

American Journal of Archaeology Vol. 108, No. 3 (July 2004), pp. 377–416

DOI: 10.3764/aja.108.3.377

© 2004 Archaeological Institute of America

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