INSCRIPTION
Honourific inscription to Claudius Lucenus Saeclarus set up by his wife, Vetulena Cassia Chrysareta
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 [Κ(λαύδιον)] Λουκηνὸν
[Σ]αίκλαρον ❦
[Βετ]ληνὴ Κασ-
[σί]α Χρυσαρέτα
5 [τ]ὸν ἑαυτῆς ἄν-
δρα, ψηφίσματι
τῆς Ὀλυμπικῆς
βουλῆς καὶ τοῦ
δήμου καὶ τῶν
10 συνέδρων ❦
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
First half of the 2nd c. CE |
Location: |
Olympia |
Museum (Storage Place: |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Βετληνή Κασσία Χρυσαρέτα |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Bestowed honours |
Comments: |
Large statue base. Dedication of a statue by Vetulena Cassia Chrysareta in honour of her husband Claudius Lucenus Saeclarus after a decree of the Olympic boule and the Elean demos. On Vetulena Cassia Chrysareta and the prominent family of Vettuleni, see Zoumbaki 1993 (AÉ 1993, 1415; SEG 44, 1994, 389). See also Zoumbaki, Elis und Olympia, B 7. |
Bibliography: |
IvO 439; RP I, EL 332 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-08-10 |
Edited: |