INSCRIPTION
Dedication of a statue to Claudia Menandra by the Areopagus, the boule of 500 and the Athenian demos
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Ἡ ἐξ Ἀρείου πάγου
βουλὴ καὶ ἡ βουλὴ
τῶν ∙ Φ ∙ καὶ ὁ̣ δῆμος
ὁ Ἀθηναίων Κλαυδί-
5 αν Μενάνδραν, Κλαυ-
δίου Φιλίππο̣υ τοῦ
δᾳδο̣υχήσαντο̣ς θ̣υγατέ-
ρα, Κλαυ(δίου) Δημοστράτου ἔγ-
γονον, Αἰλ(ίου) Πραξαγόρου ἀ-
10 πόγονον, ἀρετῆς ἕνεκεν.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
ca. 210 CE |
Location: |
Eleusis, area of the Telesterion |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Eleusis, on a step of the porch of the Telesterion |
Inv. no: |
|
Name of Woman |
Κλαυδία Μενάνδρα |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Received honours |
Comments: |
Base of white (‘Pentelic’) marble. Dedication of a statue to Claudia Menandra by the Areopagus, the boule of 500 and the Athenian demos, on account of her virtue. Claudia Menandra was member of a prominent Athenian family, being the daughter of the dadouch Claudius Philippos, grand-daughter of Claudius Demostratos and descendant of Aelius Praxagoras. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 4088; I. Eleusis 632 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2025-01-11 |
Edited: |