INSCRIPTION
Dedication of a statue to Antonia Baebia by the Eleians and the Olympic boule
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Ἀντωνίαν Βαι-
βίαν Μ(άρκου) Ἀντωνί-
ου Σαμίππου
θυγατέρα τοῦ ἀπὸ
5 Ὀξύλου τοῦ κτίσαν-
τος τὴν πόλιν,
ἱέρειαν γενομέ-
νην τῆς Δήμη-
τρος ἐπ[ὶ] τῆς σλδ
10 Ὀλυμπι̣άδος,
ἡ πόλις ἡ τῶν Ἠ-
λείων καὶ ἡ Ὀλυμ-
πικὴ βουλή
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
157 CE |
Location: |
Olympia |
Museum (Storage Place: |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Αντωνία Βαιβία |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Received honours - Priestess |
Comments: |
Statue base erected by the polis of Elis and the Olympic boule in honour of Antonia Baebia, priestess of Demeter Chamyne. |
Bibliography: |
IvO 456; RP I, EL 20 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-08-08 |
Edited: |