INSCRIPTION
Dedication of work relating to Athena’s worship, dated after the priesthood of Hipposthenis
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ἐπὶ ἱερί[ας Ἱπποσθενίδος]
τῆς Νικ[οκλέους Πειραιέ-]
5 [ως θυγατρός - - - - - - - -]
Inscription Type: |
Dedicatory inscription |
Date: |
ca. 50 CE |
Location: |
Athens, Agora |
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Name of Woman |
Ιπποσθενίς |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Priestess |
Comments: |
Fragment of Pentelic marble; broken away to the right, above, below, and behind. Dedication of work relating to Athena’s cult, possibly the monumental flight of stairs (gradus, l. 1) to the Acropolis, constructed under Claudius and dated after the eponymous priesthood of Hipposthenis. |
Bibliography: |
Agora XVIII C215 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2025-01-12 |
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