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LSA-18 Part of columnar base for statue of Theodorus, possibly a governor. Corinth (Achaea). Late third to fourth century








PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Corinth Province: Achaea Region: Greece and South Balkans (with Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace)
Details: Old Corinth
Current Location: Corinth, Museum inv. no. 1768
OBJECT
Object: Base Material: Marble Re-Use? Unknown
Form: Cylindrical Height(cm): 37 Width(cm): 29 Depth(cm): 16
Language: Greek Text Type: Verse
SUBJECT
Honorand: Theodorus Position: Provincial Governors Gender: Male
Awarder: Name lost Position: Unknown
DATE
Earliest: 250 Latest : 400
MAIN REFERENCE
Kent, J. H., The inscriptions, 1926-1950: Corinth VIII, 3, Princeton 1966, no. 517
INSCRIPTION
Text: [---]
[---] Θεόδωρον̣[---]
[---]α τῆς σοφίης στη[---]
[---]εσοι Θέμιδος κα̣[---]
[---]α λαμπρίου λαι[---]

 Trans: '.. [set up to] Theodorus ... [because of] wisdom ... of Themis and(?) ... of brilliant stone(?) ...'
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