INSCRIPTION
Honourific inscription to Claudia Damostheneia (IΙI) by her father
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 [Κ]λ(αυδίαν) Δαμοσθένειαν
τὴν θυγατέρα.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
late Antonine – early Severan |
Location: |
Sparta |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Archaeological Museum of Sparta |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Κλαυδία Δαμοσθενεία (IΙI) |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Received honours |
Comments: |
Marble statue base with private dedication in honour of Claudia Damostheneia (III) by her father. The headless marble statue shows a woman dressed with a tunic and palla. Her father, Ti. Claudius Spartiatikos was priest of Rome, high-priest of the imperial cult and aristopoliteutes, see RP II, LAC 326. |
Bibliography: |
IG V 1, 499; Themos, Horos 13, 1999, 60; RP II, LAC 220 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-08-17 |
Edited: |