Inscription Database

Mile-/leaguestone from Eleusis – Elefsís (Achaia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD058250 (Last Updates: 2019-06-03, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
[---]οδω καὶ τῇδε [---] [ ]ΟΔΩ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΔΕ [ ]
λέσχῃ τερπέσθην κα[ὶ ---] ΛΕΣΧΗ ΤΕΡΠΕΣΘΗΝ ΚΑ[ ]
ἔνθ’ ἀνέμων σκέπας ἦ[ν ---] ΕΝΘ’ ΑΝΕΜΩΝ ΣΚΕΠΑΣ Η[ ]
πῆξαν τ’ ἀσπασίως [---] ΠΗΞΑΝ Τ’ ΑΣΠΑΣΙΩΣ [ ]
ἀλλ’ ὁ μὲν ἐν πάτρῃ [---] ΑΛΛ’ Ο ΜΕΝ ΕΝ ΠΑΤΡΗ [ ]
τῷ δ’ ἔργων πρηκτὴρ [---] ΤΩ Δ’ ΕΡΓΩΝ ΠΡΗΚΤΗΡ [ ]
ἀμφὶ δέ μιν πόλεμ[ος ---] ΑΜΦΙ ΔΕ ΜΙΝ ΠΟΛΕΜ[ ]
εἰρωτῶν ὃς ἕτλη π[---] ΕΙΡΩΤΩΝ ΟΣ ΕΤΛΗ Π[ ]
Ἡρώδης Βῆρον κρ[---] ΗΡΩΔΗΣ ΒΗΡΟΝ ΚΡ[ ]
πολλῶν καὶ μεγά[λων ---] ΠΟΛΛΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΓΑ[ ]
 
Αὐγούστοις ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΟΙΣ
 
DD(omini) nn(ostri) Arcadius DD NN ARCADIVS
et Honorius ET HONORIVS
sub v(iro) c(larissimo) et spe- SVB V C ET SPE
ctab(ili) procons(ule) CTAB PROCONS
Eusebio EVSEBIO
ϛʹ Ϛʹ
Chronological Data:
393 AD – 408 AD
Literature:
  • M. Šašel Kos, Inscriptiones Latinae in Graecia repertae. Additamenta ad CIL III (Faenza 1979) 57, Nr. 127. (B)
  • E. Sironen, The Late Roman and Early Byzantine inscriptions of Athens and Attica (Helsinki 1997) 111-112, Nr. 37.
  • K. Clinton, Eleusis. The Inscriptions on stone. Documents of the sanctuary of the two Goddesses and public documents of the deme, Athens 2005, 388-389, Nr. 484; pl. 218.
  • IG 02 (2. Aufl.) 13300; tab. 9.
  • PLRE 2 Eusebius 7.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Greece
ancient find spot:
Eleusis
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Attikí
year of find:
1942
present location:
Elefsís, Arch. mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
mile-/leaguestone
language:
Greek-Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
mile-/leaguestone
height:
83 cm
width:
41 cm
depth:
22 cm
letter size:
1.2-3.6 cm

Commentary

 
(B): Abweichende Textgestaltung der Z. 7. Die griechische Inschrift stellt ein Herodes Atticus betreffenden Gedicht dar. Sie ist vielleicht auf das Jahr 162 zu datieren. Metrik: elegische Disticha.

People

Person 1
Name:
Ἡρώδης
Cognomen:
Ἡρώδης
gender:
male
Status:
rulers (foreign)
Person 2
Name:
Βῆρον
Cognomen:
Βῆρος
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 3
Name:
Arcadius
Cognomen:
Arcadius
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
External IDs:
Person 4
Name:
Honorius
Cognomen:
Honorius
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
External IDs:
Person 5
Name:
Eusebio
Cognomen:
Eusebius
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD058250
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-06-03 by Cowey
See Also:

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