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Statue base for the military commander Aurelius Marcianus

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Monument V.5409

Editor(s)

Georgi Mihailov.

Type of monument

statue base

Material

marble

Find place

Plovdiv, re-used in a Late Antique bridge construction

Origin

Philippopolis

Observed in

exhibited in front of the northern fortification wall near the Ancient Stadium in Plovdiv

Institution and inventory

Regional Archaeological Museum - Plovdiv
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Dimensions

height 150 cm, width 67 cm, depth 40 - 50 cm

Letter size

height 5 cm

Layout description

Rectangular statue base, moulded above and below; the mouldings have been cut off during the re-use. On the bottom - two holes for metal clamps, also connected with the secondary use of the stone. Inscription on the front, in the upper part of the stone. Line 1 is on the upper moulding. In the middle, at lines 7-8, a hole of unknown purpose, which existed before the engraving. It is unclear whether there was an earlier inscription on the statue base.

Decoration description

Text

Category of inscription

honorary inscription for Roman military commander - prose

Date

AD 267 - 268

Dating criteria

prosopography, historical-context

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Text

Ἀγαθῆ((·))ι((·)) τύχη((·))ι((·)).
Τὸν διασημότατον
Μαρκιανόν, προτήκτο-
ρα τοῦ ἀνεικήτου δεσπό-
5του ἡμῶν Γαλλιηνοῦ Σεβ((·))(αστοῦ),
τριβοῦνον πραιτωριανῶν
καὶ δοῦκα καὶ στρατηλάτην
ἡ λαμπροτάτη Θρᾳκῶν
μητρόπολις Φιλιππόπο-
10λις τὸν ἑαυτῆς εὐεργέτην
καὶ σωτῆρα ἀνέστησεν. (vac.)
(vac.) Εὐτυχῶς. (vac.) (vac.1)
Πρωταρχοῦντος Πύρρου ἀπὸ
[ἀ]ρχιερωσύνης καὶ λογιστοῦ.

AΓΑΘH · Ι · ΤYΧΗ · Ι ·
ΤONΔΙΑΣΗMOΤΑΤΟN
MΑΡΚΙΑNONΠΡΟΤHΚΤΟ
ΡΑΤΟYANΕΙΚHΤΟΥΔΕΣΠO
5ΤΟΥHMΩNΓΑΛΛΙΗNΟYΣΕΒ ·
ΤΡΙΒΟYNΟNΠΡΑΙΤΩΡΙΑNΩN
ΚΑIΔΟYΚΑΚΑIΣΤΡΑΤΗΛAΤΗN
HΛΑMΠΡΟΤAΤΗΘΡAΚΩN
MΗΤΡOΠΟΛΙΣΦΙΛΙΠΠOΠΟ
10ΛΙΣΤONEΑΥΤHΣΕYΕΡΓEΤΗN
ΚΑIΣΩΤHΡΑANEΣΤΗΣΕN vacat
vacat ΕYΤΥΧΩΣ vacat vacat
ΠΡΩΤΑΡΧΟYNΤΟΣΠYΡΡΟΥAΠO
AΡΧΙΕΡΩΣYNΗΣΚΑIΛΟΓΙΣΤΟY

To Good Fortune! To the most perfect Marcianus, protector of our invincible Lord Gallienus Augustus, tribune of the praetorians, commander and military leader. The most splendid metropolis of the province of Thrace, Philippopolis erected this statue for its benefactor and saviour. May it be fortunate! During the first-archonship of Pyrrhus, former archpriest and financial curator.

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Geonames

Pleiades

List: Pl

⤦ n: 1

tag: lb

Ἀγαθῆι

lemma: ἀγαθός
tag: w

Ἀγαθῆ

tag: #text

type: dot
tag: g

tag: #text

type: dot
tag: g

τύχηι

lemma: τύχη
tag: w

τύχη

tag: #text

type: dot
tag: g

tag: #text

type: dot
tag: g

tag: #text

⤦ n: 2

tag: lb

Τὸν

tag: w

διασημότατον

lemma: διάσημος
tag: w

⤦ n: 3

tag: lb

Μαρκιανόν

ref: Marcianus
type: official
nymRef: Μαρκιανός
tag: persName

Μαρκιανόν

nymRef: Μαρκιανός
ref: Marcianus
tag: name

tag: #text

προτήκτο ρα

lemma: προτήκτωρ
tag: w

προτήκτο

tag: #text

⤦ n: 4

break: no
tag: lb

ρα

tag: #text

τοῦ

tag: w

ἀνεικήτου

lemma: ἀνίκητος
tag: w

δεσπό του

lemma: δεσπότης
tag: w

δεσπό

tag: #text

⤦ n: 5

break: no
tag: lb

του

tag: #text

ἡμῶν

lemma: ἡμεῖς
tag: w

Γαλλιηνοῦ

ref: Gallienus
type: emperor
tag: persName

Γαλλιηνοῦ

tag: name

Σεβαστοῦ

lemma: σεβαστός
tag: w

tag: #text

⤦ n: 6

tag: lb

τριβοῦνον

lemma: τριβοῦνος
tag: w

πραιτωριανῶν

lemma: πραιτωριανός
tag: w

⤦ n: 7

tag: lb

καὶ

tag: w

δοῦκα

lemma: δούξ
tag: w

καὶ

tag: w

στρατηλάτην

lemma: στρατηλάτης
tag: w

⤦ n: 8

tag: lb

ἡ

tag: w

λαμπροτάτη

lemma: λαμπρός
tag: w

Θρᾳκῶν

type: ethnic
ref: Thrace
tag: placeName

⤦ n: 9

tag: lb

μητρόπολις

lemma: μητρόπολις
tag: w

Φιλιππόπο λις

ref: Phil
nymRef: Φιλιππόπολις
tag: placeName

Φιλιππόπο

tag: #text

⤦ n: 10

break: no
tag: lb

λις

tag: #text

τὸν

tag: w

ἑαυτῆς

lemma: ἑαυτοῦ
tag: w

εὐεργέτην

lemma: εὐεργέτης
tag: w

⤦ n: 11

tag: lb

καὶ

tag: w

σωτῆρα

lemma: σωτήρ
tag: w

ἀνέστησεν

lemma: ἀνίστημι
tag: w

tag: #text

extent: unknown
unit: character
tag: space

⤦ n: 12

tag: lb

extent: unknown
unit: character
tag: space

Εὐτυχῶς

lemma: εὐτυχῶς
tag: w

tag: #text

extent: unknown
unit: character
tag: space

quantity: 1
unit: line
tag: space

⤦ n: 13

tag: lb

Πρωταρχοῦντος

lemma: πρωταρχέω
tag: w

Πύρρου

ref: AT320
type: official
nymRef: Πύρρος
tag: persName

Πύρρου

nymRef: Πύρρος
ref: Pyrrhus
tag: name

ἀπὸ

lemma: ἀπό
tag: w

⤦ n: 14

tag: lb

ἀρχιερωσύνης

lemma: ἀρχιερωσύνη
tag: w

ἀ

tag: supplied

ρχιερωσύνης

tag: #text

καὶ

tag: w

λογιστοῦ

lemma: λογιστής
tag: w

tag: #text

 
<ab> 
                    <lb n="1"/> <w lemma="ἀγαθός">Ἀγαθῆ<g type="dot"/>ι<g type="dot"/></w> <w lemma="τύχη">τύχη<g type="dot"/>ι<g type="dot"/></w>. 
                    <lb n="2"/>  <w>Τὸν</w> <w lemma="διάσημος">διασημότατον</w> 
                    <lb n="3"/> <persName ref="listemperors.xml#Marcianus" type="official" nymRef="Μαρκιανός"> <name nymRef="Μαρκιανός" ref="Onom.xml#Marcianus">Μαρκιανόν</name></persName>, <w lemma="προτήκτωρ">προτήκτο
                    <lb n="4" break="no"/>ρα</w> <w>τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ἀνίκητος">ἀνεικήτου</w> <w lemma="δεσπότης">δεσπό
                    <lb n="5" break="no"/>του</w> <w lemma="ἡμεῖς">ἡμῶν</w> <persName ref="listemperors.xml#Gallienus" type="emperor"> <name>Γαλλιηνοῦ</name></persName> <w lemma="σεβαστός"><expan><abbr>Σεβ<g type="dot"/></abbr><ex>αστοῦ</ex></expan></w>,
                    <lb n="6"/> <w lemma="τριβοῦνος">τριβοῦνον</w> <w lemma="πραιτωριανός">πραιτωριανῶν</w>
                    <lb n="7"/> <w>καὶ</w> <w lemma="δούξ">δοῦκα</w> <w>καὶ</w> <w lemma="στρατηλάτης">στρατηλάτην</w> 
                    <lb n="8"/> <w>ἡ</w> <w lemma="λαμπρός">λαμπροτάτη</w> <placeName type="ethnic" ref="listPlaces.xml#Thrace">Θρᾳκῶν</placeName>
                    <lb n="9"/> <w lemma="μητρόπολις">μητρόπολις</w> <placeName ref="listPlaces.xml#Phil" nymRef="Φιλιππόπολις">Φιλιππόπο
                    <lb n="10" break="no"/>λις</placeName> <w>τὸν</w> <w lemma="ἑαυτοῦ">ἑαυτῆς</w> <w lemma="εὐεργέτης">εὐεργέτην</w>
                    <lb n="11"/> <w>καὶ</w> <w lemma="σωτήρ">σωτῆρα</w> <w lemma="ἀνίστημι">ἀνέστησεν</w>. <space extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
                    <lb n="12"/> <space extent="unknown" unit="character"/> <w lemma="εὐτυχῶς">Εὐτυχῶς</w>. <space extent="unknown" unit="character"/> 
<space quantity="1" unit="line"/>
                    <lb n="13"/> <w lemma="πρωταρχέω">Πρωταρχοῦντος</w> <persName ref="listeOfficials.xml#AT320" type="official" nymRef="Πύρρος"> <name nymRef="Πύρρος" ref="Onom.xml#Pyrrhus">Πύρρου</name></persName> <w lemma="ἀπό">ἀπὸ</w>
                	  <lb n="14"/> <w lemma="ἀρχιερωσύνη"><supplied>ἀ</supplied>ρχιερωσύνης</w>  <w>καὶ</w> <w lemma="λογιστής">λογιστοῦ</w>.
                </ab>

Apparatus

Letters in ligature:
6 νων;
7 την;
8 τη;
10 την;
14 νης.
Apparatus:
1 The letters in the formula Ἀγαθῆι τύχηι are larger and with different shape from the other letters in the text. Broken-bar alpha; theta and eta with waved middle line not connected with the vertical strokes.
12 Εὐτυχῶς is written with slightly inclined letters.

Commentary

Bibliography

Mihailov, Georgius. Inscriptiones Graecae in Bulgaria repertae. Vol. V, 1997.

Sharankov, Nicolay. Надписи от Августа Траяна. In: Археологически открития и разкопки през 2015 Vol. LV, 2016, p. 791-793.

Геров, Борис. Един нов документ за готските нашествия при Галиен и за историята на Пловдив. In: Годишник на музеите в Пловдив Vol. 4, 1965, p. 23-39.

Gerov, Boris. La carriera militare di Marciano, generale di Gallieno. In: Athenaeum Vol. 43/3-4, 1965, p. 333-354.

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