Columnar base for statue of Julian, emperor, later emended to Theodosius, emperor. Aphrodisias (Caria). Later fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Aphrodisias
Province:
Caria
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
Tetrastoon
Current Location:
Aphrodisias Excavations
OBJECT
Object:
Base, with statue
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Cylindrical
Height(cm):
116
Width(cm):
53
Depth(cm):
Language:
Greek
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Julian and Theodosius
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Antonius Tatianus
Position:
Provincial Governors
DATE
Earliest:
361
Latest :
363
MAIN REFERENCE
Roueché, C., Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity (Journal of Roman Studies Monograph 5), London 1989, no. 20
INSCRIPTION
Text:
Ἀγαθῆι Τύχηι· / Φλ(άουιον) Κλ(αύδιον) [Ἰουλιανὸν] Θεοδόσιον / v. τὸν αἰώνιον / καὶ εὐσεβέστατον /(5) v. Αὔγουστον / Ἀντώνιος Τατιανὸς / v. ὁ λαμπρ(ότατος) ἡγεμὼν / πᾶν τὸ ὁρώμενον / ἔργον τοῦ τετραστώου /(10) v. ἐκ θεμελίων καὶ τὸν περικειμένον σύμπαν/τα κόσμον τῇ μητροπόλι / v. κατασκευάσας. leaf
Trans:
To Good Fortune. Antonius Tatianus, clarissimus praeses, having built all the work of the tetrastoon that can be seen from the foundations, and all the surrounding decoration, for the metropolis, (set up this statue) of Flavius Claudius Julianus (later emended to Theodosius), the eternal and most pious Augustus. (Trans: C. Roueché)
