Letter from a proconsul to Aphrodisias.
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source date: 222-235 CE (reign)
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[...]κε [...]εὐτυχεῖς δηλονότι ἀκόλουθόν ἐστι τὰς πόλεις τὰς καθωσιωμένας τῇ μεγάλῃ αὐτοῦ Τύχῃ φιλεῖν τε καὶ τειμᾶν ὅπερ με ποιεῖν ἡδέως καὶ αὐτοὶ ἴστε ἐξαιρέτως δὲ τὰς τειμηθείσας τῇ ἐλευθερίᾳ ὑπὸ τῶν προγόνων τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν αὐτοκράτορος βεβαιοῦντος αὐτοῦ τὴν τειμὴν καὶ αὔξοντος τὰ δίκαια οἷς εὐθυμεῖσθε καὶ ἡδέως ἐλεύσομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐπιδημήσω ἐν τῇ λαμπροτάτῃ πόλει ὑμῶν καὶ τῇ πατρίῳ ὑμῶν θεᾷ θύσω ὑπέρ τε τῆς σωτηρίας καὶ αἰωνίου διαμονῆς τοῦ τε κυρίου ἡμῶν αὐτοκράτορος καὶ τῆς κυρίας ἡμῶν Σεβαστῆς μητρὸς τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν καὶ στρατοπέδων εἰ μήτε νόμος τῆς πόλεως ὑμῶν μήτε δόγμα συνκλήτου μήτε διάταξις μήτε θεία ἐπιστολὴ κωλύει τὸν ἀνθύπατον ἐπιδημεῖν τῇ πόλει ὑμῶν εἰ γάρ τι κωλύει τῶν προγεγραμμένων θύων ὡς ἔθος μοί ἐστιν τοῖς ἄλλοις θεοῖς ὑπέρ τε τῆς τύχης καὶ σωτηρίας καὶ αἰωνίου διαμονῆς τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν αὐτοκράτορος καὶ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Σεβαστῆς κυρίας δὲ ἡμῶν καὶ τὴν πάτριον ὑμῶν θεὰν ἐπικαλέσομαι. ταῦτα δὲ ἀπεκρινάμην τοῖς πρώτοις τῆς λανπροτάτης ὑμῶν πόλεως ἐρρῶσθαι ὑμᾶς εὔχομαι

[^a1: at 2: δηλ̣[αδὴ | δηλ[ονότι ?]

[^a2: at 9-10: αὐτο[ῦ / αὐτ]ὴν | αὐτο[ῦ τὴν / τειμ]ην]

[^a3: at 24: [ἄλλοις] | [ἄλλοις ?]]

[ . . .]fortunate; clearly (?) it is natural to love and honor the cities dedicated to his great good fortune, which you yourselves know that I do gladly and especially those honored with freedom by the ancestors of our lord Imperator [Alexander] who himself confirms [the] honor and increases the rights in which you rejoice; and I will gladly come to you and make a stay in your most splendid city and sacrifice to your native goddess for the safety and eternal reign (or: continuance) of the lord Imperator [Alexander] and our lady Augusta [Mamaia], mother of our Lord and of the camps, if no law of your city or decree of the senate or instruction or letter from the emperor prevents the proconsul from making a stay in [your] city. But if there is any impediment in the documents I have mentioned, when I sacrifice as is my custom to the [other ? gods] for the good fortune and [safety] and eternal continuance of [our] lord Imperator [Alexander and] his mother [Mamaia] Augusta, our [lady], I will call upon your ancestral [goddess too]. I gave this reply [to the chief men] of your [most splendid] city. I hope (or: pray) for your welfare.

[ . . .]fortunate; clearly it follows that affection and honour is due to the cities dedicated to his great good fortune, which you yourselves know that I give gladly and especially to those honoured with freedom by the ancestors of our lord Imperator [Alexander] who himself confirms it and increases the rights in which you rejoice; and I will gladly come to you and make a stay in your most splendid city and sacrifice to your native goddess for the safety and eternal continuance of our lord Imperator [Alexander] and our lady Augusta [Mammaea], mother of our lord and of the camps, if no law of your city or decree of the Senate or instruction or letter from the emperor prevents the proconsul from making a stay in [your] city. But if there is any impediment in the documents I have mentioned, when I sacrifice as is my custom to the [?other gods] for the good fortune and [safety] and eternal continuance of [our] lord Imperator [Alexander and] his mother [Mammaea] Augusta, our [lady], I will call upon your native [goddess with them]. I gave this reply [to the chief men] of your [most splendid] city. I hope for your welfare.

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[...] 5 , whence [...] 137, [...] 303; from all these [...] 48 whence [...] 32.1097 , [...] 1983.391 , [...] 71 ; [...] 12.34; [...] 63.