Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

8.411. Honours for Titus Flavius Sallustios Athenagoras

Description: A rectangular white marble statue base shaft (w: 0.60 × h: 1.21 × d: 0.575); panels within moulding on four sides (w: 0.40 × h: 0.98).

Text: Inscribed on one face; later 8.406 was cut on the opposite face.

Letters: Standard second-third century forms.

Date: Second-third century (lettering, prosopography)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Tetrastoon: re-used in the central stretch of the Theatre Byzantine defence wall.

Original location: Tetrastoon, West portico

Last recorded location: Museum.

Interpretive

Τίτον · Φλ(αβιον)
Σαλλούστι-
ον Ἀθηνα-
γόραν τὸν
5κράτιστον
ὑπατικὸν ·
Ἄδραστος Ἡ-
ρώδου Πυλά-
δης τὸν ἑ-
10αυτοῦ σωτῆ-
ρα καὶ εὐερ-
((scroll))γέτην((leaf))

Diplomatic

ΤΙΤΟΝΦΛ
ΣΑΛΛΟΥΣΤΙ
ΟΝΑΘΗΝΑ
ΓΟΡΑΝΤΟΝ
5ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΟΝ
ΥΠΑΤΙΚΟΝ
ΑΔΡΑΣΤΟΣΗ
ΡΩΔΟΥΠΥΛΑ
ΔΗΣΤΟΝΕ
10ΑΥΤΟΥΣΩΤΗ
ΡΑΚΑΙΕΥΕΡ
ΓΕΤΗΝ

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition 72.54

Publication: Smith, 2006 H.68 (listed)

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1976)

Fig. 2. Face (M. Roueché, 1976)

Fig. 3. Top of base (Lenaghan, 1993)