INSCRIPTION
Building inscription on the erection of baths by Claudia Olympia
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 [Κ]λ[αυ]δίαν Ὀλυ[μπ]ίαν,
<ἐ>ξ ὑποσχέσεως τοῦ πατρὸς
Κλαυδίου Τυχικοῦ τὸ βα-
λανεῖον κατασκευάσα-
5 σαν τῇ ἑαυ[τ]ῆς πατρίδι,
ψηφίσματι βουλῆς.
Inscription Type: |
Building inscription |
Date: |
2nd / 3rd c. CE |
Location: |
Argos |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Archaeological Museum of Argos – church of Enkoimesis (see commentary) |
Inv. no: |
|
Name of Woman |
Κλαυδία Ολυμπία |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Benefactress |
Comments: |
Tabula of limestone which covered the front of a base. Two different stones have been combined to form this one entry on IG: one is today in the Archaeological Museum of Argos, while the other one at the church of the Enkoimesis at the south edge of the town on the road to Tripolis. Building inscription on the erection of baths by Claudia Olympia after a promise of her father, Claudius Tychikos. The inscription was set up according to a decree of the Argive boule. |
Bibliography: |
IG IV, 593; RP I, ARG 77; P. Charneux, BCH 107 (1983), 251-252; SEG 33, 292 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-08-03 |
Edited: |