INSCRIPTION
Dedication to Claudia Baebia Baebiane by the Olympic boule
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 ❦ Διὶ Ὀλυμπίωι ❦
Κλ(αυδίαν) Βαιβίαν Βαιβιανήν,
Κλ(αυδίου) Δημητρίου ἀν-
θυπάτου τῆς Ἀχαΐας
5 καὶ πρεσβ(ευτοῦ) Σεβ(αστοῦ) καὶ ἀντι-
στρατήγου καὶ ἐπαν-
ορθωτοῦ τῶν ἐλευ-
θέρων πόλεων θυ-
γατέρα, ἐπ̣ὶ σεμνότη-
10 τι βίου καὶ σωφροσύ-
νῃ ἡ Ὀλυμπικὴ βου-
λὴ ἐν ἱερείας σχήματι
❦ ἐψηφίσατο ❦
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
193-198 CE (?) |
Location: |
Olympia |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Κλαυδία Βαιβία Βαιβιανή |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Received honours – Priestess? |
Comments: |
Statue base of Pentelic marble erected by the Olympic boule in honour of Claudia Baebia Baebiane, daughter of the governor of the province of Achaea, Claudius Demetrius. She originated probably from Nicomedia, like her father. The expression ἐν ίερείας σχήματι may signify that Claudia Baebia Baebiane was priestess of Demeter Chamyne like Regilla. |
Bibliography: |
IvO 941; RP I, EL 116. |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-08-09 |
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