Base for statue of Basilius, civic office holder and benefactor. Patrae (Patrai) (Achaea). Fourth to earlier fifth century (?)
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Patrae
Province:
Achaea
Region:
Greece and South Balkans (with Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace)
Details:
From Patrae
Current Location:
Patras, Museum, without inv. no.
OBJECT
Object:
Plaque
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
70
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Basilius
Position:
Civic Office-Holders
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
fellow citizens
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest:
450
MAIN REFERENCE
Rizakis, A. D., Roman Peloponnese 1. Roman personal names in their social context (Achaia, Arcadia, Argolis, Korinthia and Eleia), Athens and Paris 2001, 63-4 no. 52
Feissel, D. & Philippidis-Braat, A., Inventaires en vue d’un recueil des inscriptions historiques de Byzance, 3. Inscriptions du Péloponnèse, (à l’exception de Mistra)., Travaux et mémoires, 9, Paris 1985, 267-395, 374 no. 158