INSCRIPTION
Dedicatory inscription of a balneum by Lepuscla
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Θεοῖς Σεβαστοῖ[ς καὶ τᾶι]
Ἀσωπειτῶν πόλ[ει ---]
Λεπούσκλα τὸ βαλανεῖ[ον]
ἐκ θεμελίων κατα-
5 σκευάσασα [ταῖς ἰδίαις]
δαπάναι[ς].
Inscription Type: |
Dedicatory inscription |
Date: |
2nd c. CE |
Location: |
Asopos - Plytra |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Gytheion Archaeological Collection |
Inv. no: |
|
Name of Woman |
Λεπούσκλα |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Benefactress |
Comments: |
Fragmentary marble plaque found in secondary use as the threshold of a building. It bears an inscription concerning the construction of a βαλανεῖον at the expense of Lepuscla, who dedicated it to the deified emperors and the city of Asopos. |
Bibliography: |
Kourinou – Pikoulas 1989, 125-127 (SEG 39, 1989, 372; AnnÉpigr 1991, 1443; BullÉpigr 1992, 257); RP II, LAC 515 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-08-23 |
Edited: |