INSCRIPTION

Honourific inscriptions to Iunia Theodora by the Koinon and the cities of Lykia

"INSCRIPTION TEXT"

            Col. I


Ἔδοξε Λυκίων τῶι [κοινῶ]ι. Ἐπεὶ Ίουνία Θεοδώρα κατοι-


κοῦσα ἐν Κορίνθωι γυνὴι καλὴ καὶ ἀγαθὴι καὶ εὒνους


τῶι ἔθνει διὰ παντὸς ἐνδείκνυται τὴν ὑπέρ τοῦ ἔθνους σπουδὴν


καὶ φιλοτειμίαν καὶ τοῖς καθ’ ἕνα Λυκίων καὶ κοινῶς ἅπασιν συμπαθῶς


5 διακειμένηι πλείστους τε τῶν ἠγουμένων φίλους κατεσκεύακεν


τῶι ἔθνει, συνλαμβανομένηι περὶ πάντων τῶν μάλιστα διηκόντων


ἄπασι Λυκίοις, διά τε ἧς τέθειται διαθήκης ἐνδέδεικται τὴν εἰς τὸ


ἔθνος ἀρέσκειαν, καλῶς δὲ ἔχον ἐστὶν καὶ τὸ ἔθνος τάς προσηκού-


σας αὐτῆι ἀποδοῦναι μαρτυρίας, δεδόχθαι Λυκίων τῶι κοινῶι ἀπο-


10 δεδέχθαι καὶ ἐπῃνέσθαι Ἰουνίαν Θεοδώραν στέφανόν τε αὐτῇ χρυ-


σοῦν, ὅταν εἰς θεοὺς ἀφίκηται, ἀποστεῖλαι · μεριμνήσει δὲ ὁ φροντι-


στὴς ἡμῶν Σέξτος Ἰούλιος καὶ ἐπιγράψαι ἐπιγραφὴν τήνδε · Λυκίων


τὸ κοινὸν Ἰουνίᾳ Θεοδώρᾳ Ῥωμαίᾳ γυναικὶ καλῆι καὶ ἀγαθῆι καὶ


                                                    εὐνό-


ωι τῶι ἔθνει.


15 Μυρέων ἡ βουλὴ καὶ ὁ δῆμος Κορινθίων ἄρχουσι χαίρειν. Πλεῖστοι


                                                              τῶν ἡ-


μετέρων γεγονότες ἐν τοῖς καθ’ ὑμᾶς τόποις ἐμαρτύρουν Ἰουνίᾳ


                                        Λευκί-


ου Θεοδώρᾳ τῆι πολείτιδι ὑμῶν τὴν εὔνοιαν καὶ σπουδὴν ἥν εἰσενήνε-


κται ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν, προνοουμένη διὰ παντὸς τῶν ἠμετέρων καὶ παρα-


γενομένων εἰς τὴν πόλιν ὑμῶν · ἡμεῖς οὖν αποδεχόμενοι αὐτὴν ἐφ’ ᾗ


20 ἔχει πρὸς τὴν πόλιν εὐνοίᾳ ἔχομεν ἐν τῆι πλείστηι καταλογῆι ἐκρεί-


ναμεν δὲ καὶ ὑμεῖν γράψαι, ὅπως εἰδῆτε τὴν τῆς πόλεως εὐχαριστίαν.


Ἔδοξε Παταρέων τῷ δήμῳ. Ἐπεὶ Ἰουνία Θεοδώρα Ῥωμαία τῶν


                                                                                              κατοι-


κουσῶν ἐν Κορίνθῳ, γυνὴ τῶν ἐν πλείστῃ τειμῇ καθεστηκειῶν, ζῶ-


σα σωφρόνως καὶ φιλολύκιος οὖσα καὶ ἀνατεθεικυῖα τὸν ἑαυτῆς βίον


25 εἰς τὴν πάντων Λυκίων εὐχαριστίαν, πολλὰ καὶ πλείστοις τῶν


                                                                                                ἡμετέ-


ρων πολειτῶν ἐπ’ εὐεργεσίαν παρέσχηται καὶ τὸ ἑαυτῆς μεγαλοπρε-


πὲς τῆς ψυχῆς ἐνδεικνυμὲνη ἐξ εὐνοίας οὐ διαλείπει ξένην τε ἑαυ-


τὴν πᾶσιν Λυκίοις παρεχομένη καὶ τῇ οἰκίᾳ δεχομένη καὶ μάλιστα


                                                                                                     τοῖς


ἡμετέροις πολείταις οὐ διαλείπει ὑπερτιθεμένη τὰς εἰς πάντας χάρι-


30 τας, δι’ ὃ καὶ πλεῖστοι τῶν πολειτῶν ἡμῶν καταστάντες ἐπὶ τῆς


                                                                                                   ἐκκλη-


σίας διαμεμαρτύρηκαν αὐτῇ · καθήκειν οὖν καὶ τὸν ἡμέτερον δῆμον


εὐχάριστον ὄντα ἐπαινέσαι τε τὴν Ἰουνίαν καὶ διαμαρτυρῆσαι αὐτῇ


ἥν ἔχει παρὰ τῇ πατρίδι ἡμῶν ἀποδοχὴν καὶ εὔνοιαν καὶ ὅτι


                                                                                          παρακαλεῖ


αὐτὴν προσεπαύξειν τὴν εἰς τόν δῆμον εὔνοιαν, εἰδυῖαν ὅτι καὶ ὁ


                                                                                                 δῆμος


35 ἡμῶν πρὸς οὐθὲν ἐνλείψει τῆς εἰς αὐτὴν εὐνοίας καὶ χάριτος, πάντα δὲ


πράξει τὰ πρὸς ἀρετὴν αὐτῇ καὶ δόξαν διήκοντα · δι’ ὅ, τύχῃ ἀγαθῇ,


                                                                                              δεδό-


χθαι ἐπῃνέσθαι αὐτὴν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς προγεγραμμένοις · ἵνα δὲ καὶ


                                                                                                αὐτὴ Ἰου-


νία καὶ ἡ Κορινθίων πόλις ἐπιγνῷ τὴν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως ἡμῶν εἰς αὐτὴν


                                                                                                         εὔ-


νοιαν καὶ τὸ γεγονὸς αὐτῇ ψήφισμα, τὸν γραμματέα τῆς βουλῆς


                                                                                                     τοῦδε


40 τοῦ ψηφίσματος τὸ {δε} ἀντίγραφον σφραγισάμενο(ν) τῇ δημοσία


                                                                                                    σφραγεῖ-


δι πέμψασθαι πρὸς τὸν Κορινθίων δῆμον.


 


                                    Col. IL


Λυκίων τὸ κοινὸν καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες Κορινθίων ἄρχουσι, βουλῇ, δήμῳ


                                                                                                       χαί-


ρειν. Τοῦ γεγονότος ψηφίσματος φιλανθρώπου καὶ στεφανώσεως χρυ-


σῷ στεφάνῳ καὶ ἀναθέσεως εἰκόνος εἰς άποθέωσιν μετὰ τὴν [ἀπ]α[λ]-


                                                                                                          λα-


45 γὴν Ἰουνίᾳ Θεοδώρᾳ κατοικούσῃ παρ’ ὑμεῖν ἐξαπεστάλκαμεν


                                                                              ὑμεῖν τὸ ἀν-


τίγραφον σφραγισάμενοι τῇ δημοσίᾳ σφραγεῖδι ὅπως ε[ἰ]δῆτ[ε]


                                                                                           τα[ῦτα].


Ἔδοξε Λυκίων τῷ κοινῷ · ἐπεὶ Ἰουνία Θεοδώρα κατοικοῦσα ἐν


                                                                                           [Κορ]ίν-


θῳ γυνὴ καλὴ καὶ ἀγαθὴ καὶ εὔνους τῷ Λυκίων ἔθνει διὰ παν[τὸ]ς


                                                                                                     ἐν-


δέδεικται τὴν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἔθνους σπουδὴν καὶ φιλοτειμίαν πᾶ[σι] τοῖς


50 παρεπιδημήσασιν ἰδιώταις τε καὶ [πρ]έσβεσιν τοῖς ἀ[πο]στελλο-


                                                                                             μ[έν]οις


ὑπό τε τοῦ ἔθνους καὶ ἰδίᾳ κατὰ πόλιν συ[μ]παθῶς διακειμ[ένη


                                                                                                 ἠρέ]σ-


κευται πᾶσιν συνκατασκευάζουσα τοὺς ἡγ[ε]μόνα[ς ε]ὐνο[υστά-


                                                                                               το]υς


ἡμεῖν γείνεσθαι ἀρεσκευομένη τούτοις κατά πάντα τρόπον, τό[ν τε


                                                                                                    δ]ιά-


δοχον αὐτῆς Σέκτον (sic) Ἰούλιον Ῥω[μαῖ]ον ἄνδρα ἀγαθὸν


                                                                      ὄ[ν]τ[α καὶ τῇ ὑ]-


55 περβαλλούσῃ εὐνοίᾳ κρατέ[οντα καὶ] σπουδῇ πρὸς τὸ ἔθνος


                                                                               [ἡμ]ῶ[ν σ]τοι-


χοῦντα τῇ ἄνωθεν Ἰουνίας πρὸς ἡμᾶς εὐνοίᾳ · ᾧ κατὰ τὸν [αὐτὸν]


                                                                                                 και-


ρὸν πεμφθήσεται ἡ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἔθνους Λ[υ]κίων ψήφισμα Ἰο[υνία


                                                                                    Θεοδώ]ρᾳ ·


ἔτι δὲ καὶ πλείστους τῶν ἡμε[τέρ]ων ἐκπεσόντας ὑπεδ [έξατο μεγα]λο-


μερῶς, διά τε ἧς τέθειται διαθήκ[ης ἐν]δέδ[εικ]ται τὴν [ἑαυτῆς


                                                                                       εὔνοι]αν ·


60 καλῶς δὲ ἔχον ἐστὶν καὶ τὸ κοινὸ[ν ἡ]μῶν ἐφ’ οἷς ἐπιμένο[υσα…


                                                                                                         εὖ]


ποιεῖ ἀποδιδόναι αὐτῇ μαρτυρία[ς καὶ χ]άριτας · δεδόχθαι Λ[υκίων


                                                                                                 τῷ κ]οι-


νῷ ἀποδεδέχθαι καὶ ἐπῃνέσσθαι [ἐπὶ πᾶσι] τοῖς προγεγ[ραμμένοις


                                                                                                 Ἰου]νί-


αν Θεοδώραν Ῥωμαίαν κατοικοῦ[σαν ἐ]ν Κορίνθῳ στέφανόν τ[ε]


                                                                                           αὐτῇ [χρυ]-


σοῦν ἀποστεῖλαι καὶ κρόκου μνᾶς πέντε [ἃ]ς [ἀ]ποθ[έσθαι ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἵνα


                                                                                                   ἐν ἑ]-


65 τοίμῳ ἔχῃ, ὅταν εἰς θεοὺς ἀφικνῆται κα[ὶ……]Τ[…. εἰκόνι


                                                                                  γραπτῇ ἐ]-


πιχρύσῳ καὶ ἐπιγράψαι ἐπιγραφὴν τή[νδε · Λυκίων τὸ κοινὸν καὶ


                                                                                    οἱ ἄρχοντες]


Ἰουνίαν Θεοδώραν Ῥωμαίαν κατοικοῦσαν ἐν Κορίνθῳ [ἐτίμησαν


                                                                                            στεφά]-


νῳ καὶ εἰκόνι γραπτῇ ἐπιχρύσῳ γυναῖ[κα κα]λὴν καὶ [ἀ]γαθὴ[ν


                                                                                 κ]αὶ ε[ὔνουν]


διὰ παντός τῶι ἔθνει φιλοστοργίας ἕνεκεν κα[ὶ ……..] ΕΙΣΛΛ


70 ’Έτους τεσσαρακοστοῦ, ἐπὶ ἱερ<έ>ως Διονυσοφά[ν]ου το[ῦ ..]


                                                                    Α [ .......................ἔδοξε]


Τελμησέων τῇ βουλῇ καὶ τῶι δήμωι, πρ[υ]τάνεω[ν …]Ο ………….


γνώμη. Ἐπὶ Ἰουνία Θεοδώρα Ῥωμαία γυνὴ ὑπάρχουσ[α ἐν


                                                                        πλείστῃ εὐνοί-


ᾳ τοῦ τε κοινοῦ τῶν Λυκίων καὶ τῆς πόλεως ἡμῶν πο[λ]λὰ[ς …..


                                                                                       εὐεργεσί-


ας τετέλεκεν τῷ τε κοινῶι καὶ τῇ πατρίδ[ι ἡ]μῶν, [κατοικοῦσα δὲ ἐν τῇ Κορινθί-


75 ων πόλει, τοὺς παρεπιδημοῦντας Λυκίων καὶ τῶν πολ[ειτῶν


                                                                             ἡμῶν….. δέχε]-


ται τῇ ἰδίᾳ οἰκίᾳ παρεχομένη αὐτοῖ[ς πάν]τα..............................


τῶν παραγεινομένων προστασίαν [ἐν]δ[εικνυμένη.................... ]


ἰδίας φιλοδοξίας καὶ ἐκτενείας .Α...Ο… ΑΘ[................................


                                                                                            καλῶς]


δὲ ἔχον ἐστὶν καὶ τὴν πόλιν ἡμῶν ἀποδοῦναι α[ὐτῇ τὴν καθήκουσαν


                                                                                           μαρτυ]-


80 ρίαν, τύχῃ ἀγαθῇ, δεδόχθαι Τελμ[ησ]σ[έων] τῶ[ι] δήμω[ι ἀπ]ο-


                                                                                [δεδέχθαι καὶ ἐ]-


πῃνῆσθαι ἐπὶ πᾶσι τοῖς προγεγραμμένοις Ἰουνίαν Θ[ε]οδώραν


                                                                                [τὴν προγε]-


γραμμένην, παρακαλεῖν τε αὐτὴν μένουσαν ἐπ[ὶ] τῆς αὐτῆς ὑπο-


                                                                                      σ[τάσεως]


ἀεί τίνος ἀγαθοῦ παραιτίαν γείνεσθαι πᾶσιν ἡμεῖν εἰδυῖαν ὅτ[ι


                                                                                 καὶ ἡ πόλις]


ἡμῶν εὐχάριστος ὑπάρχουσα ἀποδώσι αὐτῇ πάλιν τὰς καθη-


                                                                                   κο[ύσας]


85 μαρτυρίας.

  Inscription Type: Honourific inscription
  Date: 43 CE
  Location: Corinthia, Solomos
  Museum (Storage Place: Archaeological Museum of Corinth (SEG)
  Inv. no:
  Name of Woman Ιουνία Θεοδώρα
  Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): Received honours
   Comments:

Two fragments of a marble slab. Five documents, decrees and letters of many Lykian cities and the Lykian Koinon to the city of Corinth. The stele preserving this document was part of her funeral monument set up by the Koinon and concerning the honours attributed to her in gratitude for her benefactions towards the Koinon and the Lykians.

  Bibliography:

D. I. Pallas, S. Charitonidis, J. Venencie, BCH 83, 1959, 496-508; SEG 18, 143; 22, 232; 23, 176; RP I, COR 359.

  Author: Giorgos Mitropoulos
  Added: 2024-08-05
  Edited: