INSCRIPTION
Dedication of a statue to Calpurnia Lepida by the Areopagos, the boule and the Athenian demos
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
[Καλπουρνίαν]
[Λουκίου θ]υγα[τέρα]
[Λέπιδα]ν Ὀρφίτου
5 [Σκειπίω]ν̣[ος] γυ-
[ναῖκα δικαιοσύ]-
νης καὶ εὐσ[εβείας]
vacat
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
150-160 CE |
Location: |
Eleusis, perhaps in front of the southern corner of the Telesterion |
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Name of Woman |
Καλπουρνία Λέπιδα |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Received honours |
Comments: |
Fragments of a large lunate base of white (‘Pentelic’) marble. Dedication of statue to Calpurnia Lepida by the Areopagos, the boule and the Athenian demos, on account of her justice and piety. Calpurnia was wife of Sergius Salvidienus Scipio Orfitus, also honoured in this family monument. She was also the granddaughter of P. Aelius Orphitos, whose wife was honoured in Athens, see IG II2 4054, Appendix, n. . |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 4057, στήλη II.2 + 4213; I.Eleusis 473 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-12-30 |
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