INSCRIPTION
Civic dedication of a statue to Themistocles, dated after the eponymous priesthood of an unknown woman
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Ἡ ἐξ Ἀρείου πά[γου]
βουλὴ καὶ ἡ βου[λὴ τῶν]
πεντακοσίων [καὶ ὁ δῆ]-
μος ὁ Ἀθηναίων
5 Θεμιστοκλέα · τ[ὸν]
Θεμιστοκλέου[ς τοῦ]
δᾳδούχου Λεωνί[δου]
υἱὸν Μελιτέα · ἀρ[ετῆς]
ἕ[ν]εκε[ν κ]αὶ εὐσ[εβεί]-
10 α[ς ἐπιμε]ληθέν[τος]
[τῆς ἀνα]θέσεως ․․․․
․․․7․․․ου, ἱερείας Γ — —
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
middle of the 2nd c. CE |
Location: |
Athens, between Propylaea and the Parthenon |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Epigraphic Museum |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Άγνωστο (Γ — —) |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Priestess |
Comments: |
Base of white (‘Pentelic’) marble. Civic dedication of a statue to a certain Themistocles, dated after the eponymous priesthood of Athena Polias by an unknown woman. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 3612 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-12-11 |
Edited: |