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Monument III.1454

Editor(s)

Georgi Mihailov.

Type of monument

plate

Material

marble

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in the Ajazmoto locality, app. 2 km. to the East of the village of Tatarevo

Origin

Tatarevo

Observed in

Institution and inventory

National Archaeological Institute with Museum
No 6734

Dimensions

height 32 cm, width 32 cm, depth 5 cm

Letter size

height 1.5 cm

Layout description

The inscription is on the frame above and below the relief.

Decoration description

The relief depicts Zeus and Hera standing and performing libation with phialae in their right hands over burning altars. To the left of Zeus - an eagle, to the left of Hera - the three Nymphs.

Text

Category of inscription

private dedicatory inscription - prose

Date

AD 215-235

Dating criteria

prosopography

Text

above the anaglyph

Θεοῖς ἐπηκώοις (vac.3) Διὶ καὶ Ἥρᾳ

below the anaglyph

Πό(πλιος) ((·)) Οὐίρδιος Βάσσος νεωκόρος
εὐχήν.

above the anaglyph

ΘΕΟIΣEΠΗΚΩΟΙΣ vacat ΔΙIΚΑIHΡA

below the anaglyph

ΠO · ΟYIΡΔΙΟΣΒAΣΣΟΣNΕΩΚOΡΟΣ
ΕYΧHN

To the listening gods Zeus and Hera. Publius Virdius Bassus, warden of the imperial temple, (dedicated) this votive offering.

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Geonames

List: Tatarevo

⤦ n: 1

tag: lb

Θεοῖς

lemma: θεός
tag: w

ἐπηκώοις

lemma: ἐπήκοος
tag: w

quantity: 3
unit: character
tag: space

Διὶ

type: divine
ref: Zeus
tag: persName

καὶ

tag: w

Ἥρᾳ

type: divine
ref: Hera
tag: persName

⤦ n: 1

tag: lb

Πόπλιος Οὐίρδιος Βάσσος

type: official
ref: Bassus
nymRef: Πόπλιος Οὐίρδιος Βάσσος
tag: persName

Πόπλιος

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

type: dot
tag: g

Οὐίρδιος

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

Βάσσος

nymRef: Βάσσος
ref: Bassus
type: cognomen
tag: name

νεωκόρος

lemma: νεωκόρος
tag: w

tag: #text

⤦ n: 2

tag: lb

εὐχήν

lemma: εὐχή
tag: w

tag: #text

 
<ab>
                    <lb n="1"/><w lemma="θεός">Θεοῖς</w> <w lemma="ἐπήκοος">ἐπηκώοις</w> <space quantity="3" unit="character"/> <persName type="divine" ref="listDivine.xml#Zeus"><name>Διὶ</name></persName> <w>καὶ</w> <persName type="divine" ref="listDivine.xml#Hera"><name>Ἥρᾳ</name></persName>
                </ab>
 
<ab>
                        <lb n="1"/><persName type="official" ref="listeOfficials.xml#Bassus" nymRef="Πόπλιος Οὐίρδιος Βάσσος"><name ref="Onom.xml#Publius" nymRef="Πόπλιος" type="praenomen"><expan><abbr>Πό</abbr><ex>πλιος</ex></expan></name> <g type="dot"/> <name nymRef="Οὐίρδιος" ref="Onom.xml#Virdius" type="gentilicium">Οὐίρδιος</name> <name nymRef="Βάσσος" ref="Onom.xml#Bassus" type="cognomen">Βάσσος</name></persName> <w lemma="νεωκόρος">νεωκόρος</w>
         <lb n="2"/><w lemma="εὐχή">εὐχήν</w>.
                    </ab>

Apparatus

Letters in ligature:
1 ηκ;
2 πο, ου, νε, ωκ;
3 ην.

Commentary

Publius Virdius Bassus belonged to the equestrian family of the Virdii (cf. IGBulg 1174). He is attested in a dedication to Asclepius from the sanctuary near the village of Batkun (IGBulg V.5483) as thracarches. He appears to have been one of the two sons of Publius Virdius Iulianus, “father of two military tribunes and himself formerly in the army” (πατέρα δύο χειλιάρχων καὶ αὐτὸν ἀπὸ στρατείας) according to an honorary inscription from Philippopolis (AE 2005, 1382).

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Dedication to Zeus and Hera by Publius Virdius Bassus

Monument III.1454

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