INSCRIPTION
Dedication of an inscription to Polyaena by decree of the Corinthian decuriones
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 M(arci) f(iliae)
[Poly]aenae
[sacerdot]i Victoriae.
[viv(ens) P(ublius) Li]c̣inius Priscụ[s]
5 [Iuventian]us archiereus
[o]ptumae
d(ecreto) d(ecurionum).
Inscription Type: |
Funerary / Honourific inscription |
Date: |
2nd c. CE |
Location: |
Corinth |
Museum (Storage Place: |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
[Poly]aena |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Priestess |
Comments: |
Two fragments of a white marble block. Funerary dedication for Polyaena, set up by P. Licinius Priscus Iuventianus (RP I, COR 378), by decree of the city council. She was probably his wife and this would have made them a prominent couple, since Polyaena was priestess of Victoria and Iuventianus the high-priest of the imperial cult, priest and benefactor of the Isthmian sanctuary. |
Bibliography: |
Corinth VIII.2, 70+111; VIII.3, 199; RP I, COR 481. |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-08-06 |
Edited: |