INSCRIPTION
Honourific inscription for Claudia Philomathia by the Argive gerousia
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Γερουσία ἡ ἀπὸ Δα-
ναοῦ καὶ Ὑπερμήσ-
τρας καὶ Λυ[γκέ]ος Κλαυ-
δίαν Φιλομάθιαν, γυναῖ-
5 [κ]α Γν(αίου) Πομπηί[ου] Κλε[ο]-
[σ]θένους, προστάτου
τῆς γερουσίας, ΗΞΔΙΑ
Ν… νέαν Ὑπερμήστραν
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
2nd c. CE |
Location: |
Argos, Agora |
Museum (Storage Place: |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Κλαυδία Φιλομάθια |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Received honours |
Comments: |
White limestone block. The gerousia of Argos honoured Claudia Philomathia as ‘new Hypermestra’. Her husband, Gnaeus Pompeius Kleosthenes is described as prostates of the gerousia. |
Bibliography: |
P. Charneux, BCH 80, 1956, 612; RP I, ARG 78. |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-08-03 |
Edited: |