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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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