Pedimented stele recording honours for Aurelius Marcianus. Territory of Kios (Bithynia). 288-289.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Kios
Province:
Bithynia
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
Village of Keramet
Current Location:
lost
OBJECT
Object:
Other
Material:
Unknown
Re-Use?
No
Form:
Other
Height(cm):
176
Width(cm):
65
Depth(cm):
Language:
Greek
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Aurelius Marcianus
Position:
Civic Office-Holders
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
A tetrakomia (association of four villages)
Position:
Others
DATE
Earliest:
288
Latest :
289
MAIN REFERENCE
Şahin, S. (ed.), Katalog der antiken Inschriften des Museums von Iznik (Nikaia) : Iznik Müzesi antik yazitlar katalogu.Inschriften griechischer Städte aus Kleinasien, Bd. 10, 1. , Bonn 1981, no. 726
To Good Fortune. In the 4th year of our lords the emperors, Gaius Valerius Diocletianus and Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus, pious and fortunate Augusti, the.......... of the tetrakomia honoured Aurelius Marcianus, just secretary of the council (boule), 'Oinoposiarch', 'Bithyniarch', having also been a benefactor of the people (demos, with his wife Aurelia Stephane together with their children. Managing [this honour] were Chrestus secretary of the demos and Aulos sacrificing priest.
