INSCRIPTION
Honourific inscription to Aurelia Sokledeia, funded by her daughter Aurelia Neikaphoris
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Ἡ πόλις
Αὐρ(ηλίαν) Σωκλήδειαν
Ἱλάρου σωφροσύ-
νης καὶ τῆς ἐν γυ-
5 ναιξὶν ἀρετῆς ἁπά̣-
σης καὶ καλοκάγα-
θίας, προσδεξαμέ-
νης τὸ ἀνάλωμα
τῆς θυγατρὸς αὐ-
10 τῆς Αὐρ(ηλίας) Νεικαφο-
ρίδος τῆς Ἀρίστω-
νος
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
early 3rd c. CE |
Location: |
Sparta, at the east gate |
Museum (Storage Place: |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Αυρηλία Σωκλήδεια |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Received honours |
Comments: |
Base with honourific inscription set up by the polis of Sparta for Aurelia Sokledeia in recognition of her moderation, virtue and nobleness among women. Her daughter, Aurelia Neikaphoris funded her monument, see the relevant entry. On Aurelia Sokledeia, see Bradford, 389. The date is determined on the basis of palaeography, see Spawforth 1985, 240, n. 138. |
Bibliography: |
IG V 1, 597; RP II, LAC 65 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-08-15 |
Edited: |