INSCRIPTION
Dedication of a statue by Agne to her son Antiochos
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 [Ἀ]ντίοχον Μενάν[δρου]
Μελιτέα
[τὸ]ν ἀρ[χ]ερανιστὴ[ν]
[τῶν Ἀ]σκλη[πι]αστ[ῶν]
5 ὁ π[ατ]ὴρ αὐ[τ]οῦ κα[ὶ]
[ἡ] μήτ[ηρ] Ἅγν̣[η] Νείκ̣[ω]-
[νο]ς Μαραθωνίου θ[υ]-
[γά]τηρ σὺν τῶι κοινῶ[ι]
[τῶν] Ἀσκληπιαστῶ[ν].
10 vac.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
middle of the 2nd c. CE |
Location: |
Acharnae |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Built into the wall of a house east of the agora in Menidi |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Αγνή |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Βestowed honours |
Comments: |
Plaque of Pentelic marble, broken on both sides. Dedication of a statue to Antiochos, head (archeranistes) of the private association of Asklepiastai by his father, his mother, Agne, daughter of Neikon from the deme of Marathon, and the Asklepiastai. Both Antiochos and Neikon of Marathon were gymnasiarchs, IG II2 2037, ll. 12-13 (125/6 CE). |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 2960; Arnaoutoglou, Associations, 15, αρ. 8 [Roman Attica Project] |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-09-06 |
Edited: |