INSCRIPTION
Honourific inscription to Aurelia Epaphro funded by her grandmother, Claudia Epaphro
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Ἡ πόλις
Αὐρη̣<λ>[ί]αν Ἐπαφρώ, πῶλον
τ̣οῖν ἁγιωτάτοιν θεοῖν
γενομένην, Δήμητρι καὶ
5 Κ<ό>ρῃ, σεμνοπ[ρ]επ̣ῶ̣<ς λ>ιτου<ργ>ή-
<σ>ασ̣αν κα̣ὶ ἀξίως τῶν θεῶν,
προσδεξαμ<έ>νης τὸ ἀνάλωμα
τῆς τήθης αὐτῆς Κλαυδία[ς]
Ἐπαφρ̣[οῦ]ς
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
3rd c. CE ? |
Location: |
Amyclae |
Museum (Storage Place: |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Κλαυδία Επαφρώ |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Funded honours |
Comments: |
Statue base bearing a civic honourific inscription for Aurelia Epaphro (RP II, LAC 58, see the relevant entry) in recognition of her having performed honourably the liturgy of a polos to the most holy goddesses Demeter and Kore, and proving herself to be worthy of the gods. The statue was funded by her grandmother Claudia Epaphro. On Claudia Epaphro, see Bradford, 149 (2). |
Bibliography: |
IG V 1, 594; RP II, LAC 222 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-08-18 |
Edited: |