INSCRIPTION
Honourific inscription to C. Iulius Ario, a descendant of Pomponia Archidamia
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
Γαΐου Ἰουλίου Ἀρίωνος Εὐρυκλέους ἐξεκγόνου Πομπωνίας Ἀρχιδαμίας, Ἑστία πόλεως καὶ ἐκγόνου Γαΐου Πομπωνίου Ἀλκάστου υἱοῦ πόλεως
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
150-160 CE |
Location: |
Sparta, found at excavations in the stadium |
Museum (Storage Place: |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Πομπωνία Αρχιδάμια |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Hestia of the polis |
Comments: |
Base bearing an honourific inscription for C. Iulius Ario, a descendant of Pomponia Archidamia, who was honoured as Hestia poleos. Ario’s statue was set up by L. Apronius Sosinikos on behalf of the phyle of the Mesoans. |
Bibliography: |
Αδημοσίευτη επιγραφή που αναλύεται στον Steinhauer, Εύρυκλής; πρβλ. Steinhauer 1998, 434, σημ. 17; RP II, LAC 637a |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-09-01 |
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