Ancient Greek Inscriptions

from Bulgaria

Klada Bg

Statue base of Publius Virdius Iulianus, set up by the Cendriseis tribe

Monument AE.1382
Editor(s)
Nicolay Sharankov.
Type of monument
statue base
Material
marble
Find place
Plovdiv, on the orchestra of the Roman theatre
Observed in
In situ, in the ancient theatre of Philippopolis, fixed on the orchestra in front of the western door of the stage building.
Origin
around Plovdiv, on the orchestra of the Roman theatre
Dimensions
height 125 cm, width 82 cm, depth 62 cm
Institution and inventory
Letter size
height 3 - 4 cm
Layout description
Decoration description
Text
Category of inscription
honorary inscription for local magistrate - prose
Date
AD 214 - 218
Dating criteria
prosopography
Text

[..].[---]
ων ((·))Πό((·))(πλιον) Οὐίρ[διον]
Ἰουλιανν πα[τέ]-
ρα δύο χε[ι]λιάρχων
5καὶ αὐτὸν ἀπὸ στρα-
τείας (vac.) φυλὴ Κεν-
δρεισηϊς, (vac.) ἐκδικοῦν-
τος (vac.) Αὐρ(ηλίου) ((·)) Ῥηβουκένθου,
ἐπιμελουμένου ((·)) Αὐρ(ηλίου) ((·)) Ἀπολ-
10λωνίδου Αἰλ(ίου) ((·)) Οὐάλεντος.
Εὐτυχῶς.

...---
ΩN · ΠO · Ο...[....]
IΟΥΛΙΑN.N..[..]
ΡΑΔYΟΧΕ[.]ΛΙAΡΧΩ.
5ΚΑIΑYΤONAΠOΣΤΡ.
ΤΕIΑΣ vacat ΦΥΛHΚΕN
ΔΡΕΙΣΗIΣ vacat EΚΔΙΚΟYN
ΤΟΣ vacat ΑYΡ · PΗΒΟΥΚENΘΟΥ
EΠΙMΕΛΟΥMENΟΥ · ΑYΡ · AΠΟ.
10ΛΩNIΔΟΥΑIΛ · ΟYAΛΕNΤΟΣ
ΕYΤΥΧΩΣ
Text
The Cendriseis tribe [set up a statue of] ... Publius Virdius Iulianus, father of two tribunes and he himself formerly served in the army, when Aurelius Rhebucenthus was legal representative [of the tribe], and Aurelius Apollonides, son of Aelius Valens, was in charge [of setting up the statue]. May it be fortunate!
⤦ n: 1

tag: lb
< GAP >

quantity: 2
unit: character
< GAP >

reason: illegible
quantity: 1
unit: character
< GAP >

extent: unknown
unit: character
⤦ n: 2

tag: lb
ων

part: F
tag: w
Πόπλιον Οὐίρδιον Ἰουλιανὸν

nymRef: Πόπλιος Οὐίρδιος Ἰουλιανός
ref: Virdiuspater
tag: persName
Πόπλιον

nymRef: Πόπλιος
ref: Publius
type: praenomen
tag: name
Οὐίρδιον

ref: Virdius
nymRef: Οὐίρδιος
type: gentilicium
tag: name
Ο

tag: #text
ὐίρ

tag: unclear
διον

tag: supplied
⤦ n: 3

tag: lb
Ἰουλιανὸν

nymRef: Ἰουλιανός
ref: Iulianus
type: cognomen
tag: name
Ἰουλιαν

tag: #text

tag: unclear
ν

tag: #text
πατέ ρα

lemma: πατήρ
tag: w
πα

tag: unclear
τέ

tag: supplied
⤦ n: 4

break: no
tag: lb
ρα

tag: #text
δύο

lemma: δύο
tag: w
χειλιάρχων

lemma: χιλίαρχος
tag: w
χε

tag: #text
ι

tag: supplied
λιάρχω

tag: #text
ν

tag: unclear
⤦ n: 5

tag: lb
καὶ

tag: w
αὐτὸν

tag: w
ἀπὸ

lemma: ἀπό
tag: w
στρα τείας

lemma: στρατεία
tag: w
στρ

tag: #text
α

tag: unclear
⤦ n: 6

break: no
tag: lb
τείας

tag: #text

extent: unknown
unit: character
tag: space
φυλὴ

lemma: φυλή
tag: w
Κεν δρεισηϊς

ref: Kendriseis
tag: placeName
Κεν

tag: #text
⤦ n: 7

break: no
tag: lb
δρεισηϊς

tag: #text
,

tag: #text

extent: unknown
unit: character
tag: space
ἐκδικοῦν τος

lemma: ἐκδικέω
tag: w
ἐκδικοῦν

tag: #text
⤦ n: 8

break: no
tag: lb
τος

tag: #text

extent: unknown
unit: character
tag: space
Αὐρηλίου Ῥηβουκένθου

ref: Rebucenthus
nymRef: Αὐρήλιος Ρηβουκενθος
tag: persName
Αὐρηλίου

ref: Aurelius
nymRef: Αὐρήλιος
type: gentilicium
tag: name

type: dot
tag: g
Ῥηβουκένθου

ref: Rebucenthus
nymRef: Ρηβουκενθος
type: cognomen
tag: name
,

tag: #text
⤦ n: 9

tag: lb
ἐπιμελουμένου

lemma: ἐπιμελέομαι
tag: w

type: dot
tag: g
Αὐρηλίου Ἀπολ λωνίδου Αἰλίου Οὐάλεντος

nymRef: Αὐρήλιος Ἀπολλωνίδης Αἰλίου Οὐάλεντος
ref: AurApoll
tag: persName
Αὐρηλίου

ref: Aurelius
nymRef: Αὐρήλιος
type: gentilicium
tag: name

type: dot
tag: g
Ἀπολ λωνίδου

nymRef: Ἀπολλωνίδης
ref: Apollonides
type: cognomen
tag: name
Ἀπο

tag: #text
λ

tag: unclear
⤦ n: 10

break: no
tag: lb
λωνίδου

tag: #text
Αἰλίου

ref: Aelius
nymRef: Αἴλιος
type: gentilicium
tag: name

type: dot
tag: g
Οὐάλεντος

ref: Valens
nymRef: Οὐάλης
type: cognomen
tag: name
.

tag: #text
⤦ n: 11

tag: lb
Εὐτυχῶς

lemma: εὐτυχῶς
tag: w
.

tag: #text
Apparatus
Letters in ligature:
1 πο;
5 τρ;
8 ου (ΚΕΝΘΟΥ);
9 με, με;
10 ων, ντ.
Apparatus:
The text of the inscription follows the edition of Sharankov.
1-2 For the lost beginning of the text, Sharankov suggests [Ἀγαθῆι τύχηι. | Τὸν ἀγωνοθέτην | τῶν πρώτων Πυθί]|ων or [... τῶν πρώτων Πυθί|ων Κενδρεισί]|ων.
2 The abbreviated praenomen Πό(πλιον) is placed between dots.
3 The initial Ι in Ἰουλιανόν is larger.
7 The diaeresis in Κεν|δρεισηΐς is marked with two dots above the iota: ΣΗΪΣ.
8 The abbreviated nomen Αὐρ(ηλίου) is marked with a curved line above the rho and a dot after it.
9 The abbreviated nomen Αὐρ(ηλίου) is placed between dots.
10 The abbreviated nomen Αἰλ(ίου) is marked with a dot after it.
Commentary
Bibliography
Sharankov, Nicolay. Statue-bases with Honorific Inscriptions from Philippopolis. In: Archaeologia Bulgarica Vol. 9/2, 2005, p. 55-71, Vol.. 62-63, Nr. 3, .


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