INSCRIPTION
Honours to the Vestal Virgin Valeria by the Athenian demos
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Ὁ δ[ῆμος]
Οὐαλερίαν
ἱερὰν παρθένον
vac. 0.03
4 εὐσεβείας ἕνεκα.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
before the middle of the 1st c. CE (IG) |
Location: |
Athens, Acropolis, facing east from the Erechtheion |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Epigraphical Museum |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Βαλέρια |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Vestal Virgin - Received honours |
Comments: |
Fragment of a base of ‘Hymettian’ marble. Dedication of a statue to the Vestal Virgin Valeria by the Athenian demos on account of her piety. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 3533 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-10-11 |
Edited: |