Letter of Gordian III to Aphrodisias
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source date: 239 A.D.
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Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Εὐσεβὴς Εὐτυχὴς Σεβαστός ἀρχιερεὺς μέγιστος δημαρχικῆς ἐξουσίας τὸ β ὕπατος πατὴρ πατρίδος Ἀφροδεισιέων τοῖς ἄρχουσιν καὶ τῇ βουλῇ καὶ τῷ δήμῳ χαίρειν καὶ τῇ ἀρχαιότητι ὑμῶν καὶ τῇ εὐνοίᾳ καὶ τῇ φιλίᾳ τῇ πρὸς Ῥωμαίους προσῆκον ἦν ὦ ιεῖς οὕτως διατεθῆναι ἐπὶ τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῇ ἐμῇ ὡς ἐδηλοῦτε διὰ τοῦ πρός με ψηφίσματος ἀνθ’ ὧν δὴ καὶ ἀμειβόμενος ὑμῶν τὴν εὐσεβῆ διάθεσιν φυλάττω βεβαίαν τὴν ἀπόλαυσιν πάντων τῶν ὑπαρχόντων ὑμεῖν δικαίων φυλασσομένων τε μέχρι τῶν καιρῶν τῆς βασιλείας τῆς ἐμῆς ἐπρέσβευεν Κλαύδιος Ἡγεμονεύς εὐτυχεῖτε

Imperator Caesar M. Antonius Gordianus, Pius, Felix, Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, holding the tribunician power for the second time, consul, father of his country, to the Magistrates, Council and People of the Aphrodisians, greetings.

It befitted both your ancient origins and your goodwill and friendship towards the Romans, O Aphrodisians, that you should be so disposed to my kingship as you demonstrated in your decree for me. In response to this and in recompense for your pious (loyal) attitude, I preserve your secure enjoyment of all your rights, as they have been preserved up to the time of my kingship. Claudius Hegemoneus carried out the duties of ambassador.

Farewell

[^1]: It was appropriate, Aphrodisians, to the antiquity of your city, to its goodwill and friendship towards the Romans, for you to be disposed towards my kingship as you have shown in the decree addressed to me. In return for which and in response to your loyal disposition, I maintain securely thew enjoyment of all your existing rights, which have been preserved up to the time of my kingship.

[^1: Lines 4-8]

[...] in 1967

[...] 417 description and partial translation; [...] 20 whence [...] 32.1097 , [...] 1983.381 , [...] 1984.874 , [...] 59 , [...] 8.102.