INSCRIPTION
Dedication of a statue to an unknown woman by the Areopagos, the boule and the Athenian demos
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 [Ἡ ἐξ Ἀρ]είου πάγ[ου βουλὴ καὶ ἡ βουλὴ]
[τῶν ․ κ]αὶ ὁ δῆμος — — — — — —
[— — — ο]υ θυγατέρ[α, — — — — — —]
[γυναῖκ]α σωφροσ[ύνης ἕνεκα].
5 vac.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
1st c. CE |
Location: |
Athens, westwards from the Parthenon |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Epigraphical Museum |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Άγνωστο |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Received honours |
Comments: |
Fragment of a marble base. Dedication of a statue to an unknown woman by the Areopagos, the boule and the Athenian demos on account of her moderation. Kirchner and Kajava 1990, 82, 118, n. 46 claim that the woman honoured was a Roman (Kajava believes that she was of senatorial rank), but this identification cannot be confirmed on the basis of the fragmentary epigraphic text. The honourand could equally have been an Athenian and a Greek in general, cf. Siekierka - Stebnicka - Wolicki 2021, 201, n. 44. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 4244 (Μ. Kajava, Roman Senatorial Women, 82, 118, σημ. 46; Siekierka - Stebnicka – Wolicki, Women and the polis, 201, αρ. 44) |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2025-01-18 |
Edited: |