INSCRIPTION
Dedication of the temple of Augustus and Rome in the Acropolis, dated after the priesthood of Megiste
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 [Ὁ] δῆμος θεᾶι Ῥώμηι καὶ Σ[εβασ]τῶι Καίσαρι στρα[τηγ]οῦντος ἐπὶ τ[οὺς]
ὁπλίτας Παμμένους τοῦ Ζήνωνος Μαραθωνίου ἱερέως θεᾶς
Ῥώμης καὶ Σεβαστοῦ Σωτῆρος ἐπ’ ἀκροπόλει, ἐπὶ ἱερείας Ἀθηνᾶς
Πολιάδος Μεγίστης τῆς Ἀσκληπίδου Ἁλαιέως θυγατρός.
5 ἐπὶ ἄρχοντος Ἀρήου τ[οῦ] Δωρίωνος Παιανιέως
Inscription Type: |
Dedicatory / Votive inscription |
Date: |
after 27/6 BCE |
Location: |
Athens, eastern side of the Parthenon, temple of Augustus and Rome |
Museum (Storage Place: |
In situ |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Μεγίστη |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Priestess |
Comments: |
Epistyle of Pentelic marble from the temple of Augustus and Rome in the Acropolis. The dedication of the temple by the Athenian demos is dated after the priesthood of Megiste, priestess of Athena Polias and daughter of Asklepides from the deme of Allae. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 3173 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-09-10 |
Edited: |