INSCRIPTION
Honourific inscription to C. Iulius Agathocles (II), funded by his daughter, Iulia Etymokledeia
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Ἡ πόλις
τὸν ἀξιολογώτατον
Γάϊον Ἰούλιον Ἀγαθοκλέ[α]
[Ἱ]πποθράους τὸν
5 πατρονόμον πάσης
ἀρετῆς ἕνεκα καὶ τῆς
περὶ τὴν πατρίδα
εὐνοίας καὶ φιλοτει-
μίας, προσδεξαμένη[ς]
10 τὸ ἀνάλωμα τῆς προ[σ]-
φιλεστάτης θυγατρὸ[ς]
αὐτοῦ Ἰουλίας
Ἐτυμοκληδ<ε>ίας.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
late Antonine period |
Location: |
Sparta, formerly in front of the theatre |
Museum (Storage Place: |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Ιουλία Ετυμοκληδεία |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Funded honours |
Comments: |
Base with inscription in honour of the eponymous patronomos C. Iulius Agathocles (II) (RP II, LAC 414), whose statue was set up by the polis of Sparta, at the expense of his daughter Iulia Etymokledeia. |
Bibliography: |
IG V, 1, 534; RP II, LAC 387 [1] |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-08-22 |
Edited: |