INSCRIPTION
Honours to the Vestal Virgin Aurelia by the Athenian demos
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Ὁ δῆμ[ος]
Αὐρηλίαν ἱερὰν παρ[θέ]νον Κοί Α[ὐρ]
θυγατέρα εὐσεβείας ἕνεκα.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
before the middle of the 1st c. CE (IG) |
Location: |
Athens, Acropolis, between the Propylaea and the Parthenon |
Museum (Storage Place: |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Αυρηλία |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Vestal Virgin - Received honours |
Comments: |
Two fragments of ‘Hymettian’ marble. Dedication of a statue to the Vestal Virgin Aurelia by the Athenian demos on account of her piety. She was daughter of a certain Aurelius Cotta. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 3534; Schmalz 137, αρ. 173 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-10-11 |
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