INSCRIPTION
Epigram in honour of Regilla by decree of the Corinthian boule
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 [N]εύματι Σισυφίης βουλῆς παρὰ χεύματι πηγῶν
Ῥηγίλλαν μ’ ἐσορᾷς, εἰκόνα σωφροσύνης
ψ(ηφίσματι) β(ουλῆς)
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
2nd c. CE |
Location: |
Corinth, forum, Peirene fountain |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Archaeological Museum of Corinth |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Ρηγίλλα |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Received honours |
Comments: |
Statue base of white marble for Regilla, Herodes Atticus’ wife, set up by the city’s council. The right side has a relief with representations of musical instruments. The text records an epigram in her honour, describing her as an image of sophrosyne (εἰκόνα σωφροσύνης). |
Bibliography: |
AÉ 1901, 1; IG IV 1599; Corinth VIII.1, 86; J. Bousquet, BCH 88, 1964, 612-613; RP I, COR 528 [1]. |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-08-06 |
Edited: |