Ἐπὶ Φλαουίου Δημάρχου τοῦ μεγαλοπρεπεστάτου καὶ εὐδοκιμθτάτου ἄρχοντος ἐγένετο ἡ πρότου θεάτρου πλάκωσις ἔως τῆς προτέρας πλακόσεως ἐπιμελείᾳ Ἀβρααμίου Ζηνοβίου πλίτου ἐν ἔτει ΤΜΘ

During the governorship of the most magnificent and most glorious Flavius Demarchus was made the pavement of the old theatre, up to the old pavement, by the charge of the citizen Abraamius son of Zenobius. In the year 349.

Θεῷ ὑψίστῳ דכרית

"To the Most High God. Remember me!"

Αὐτοκράτορα Φλάουιον Οὐαλέριοᔐν Κωνστάντιον ᔐ Σεβαστὸν Εὐσεβῆ Εὐτυχῆ ἀνείκητον καὶ Σεβῆρον ἐπιφανέσταᔐτον Καίσαρα ᔐ ἡ τῶν Ἐλουσηνῶν πόλις διὰ Τι

The city of the Elusenes (honors) Emperor Flavius Valerius Constantius Augustus Pius Felix invincible and Sever most noble Caesar, through Ti-[name of man charged with the execution of the work]

θάρσιἈντίοχε αἰτῶν

Be of good courage, Antiochus! ? years old.

εὐμοίριΚλεοπάτρα

May your lot be good, Cleopatra!

Ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ Ἰσίδωρος καὶ Δομιττιανὸς οὐεττερανοὶ ἐξ ἱεροῦ πρετωρίου τῇ κυρίᾳ πατρῖδι

Good fortune! Isidorus and Domittianus, veterans from (the) sacred praetorium to (the) sovereign fatherland.

Χριστοῦ παμβασιλῆος ἐκόσμησα τὸ μέλαθρον οὖδας ὁδὸν ψηφῖσιν ἰδίων διὰ μαθητὼν τοῦδω ἱερεὺς ἀμύμων Ὀβοδιανὸς ἠπιόθυμος

I have decorated the house of Christ, the Universal Monarch, with mosaics, the floor and the entrance, through my disciples. His blameless priest, Obodianos the gentle.

Publius Oppius filius Camilia cio RavenaRavenna miles legionis V Macedonicae, optio, vixit anosannos XXX, militavit annos VIIII. Hic situs est. Heres fecit.

P(ublius) Oppi[us, son of...], of (the tribe of) Camilia, ...cio, of Ravenna, soldier of the Legio V Macedonica, (of the rank of) optio, lived 30 years, served in the army nine years (and) is buried here. (His) heir made (this tombstone).

καὶκὲ λοιπῶν ἀδελφῶνἀδηλφῶν Πελαγίου κϛαὶ Θωμᾶ.

… and remaining brothers Pelagius and Thomas.

Ἰωάννου καὶ ΕΚΟΔΙ καὶ ἐγένετο καὶ ἐψηφώθη

…. John and … and completed and paved …

+ Ἐπὶ τοῦ θεοφιλεστάτουκαὶ ἁγιωτάτουἸωάννουἐπισκόπου

In the time of the most God-loved and holy bishop John...

+ Ἐπὶ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου ἐγένετοψηφώσεως ε

In the time of the bishop the mosaic was completed...

Caius Atilius Cai filius tribu Collina sabinus Amasio miles legionis V Macedonicae, Ɔcenturia Stimini annorum XXV militavit annos

Gaius Atilius, son of Gaius, of the tribe Collina from Amaseia. A soldier in legio V Macedonica, in the century of Stiminus, he served for 25 years […]

Caius Vibius Firmus, miles legionis V Macedonicae, Ɔcenturia Pollionis, beneficiarius, militavit annis XIIX, vixit annis XXXX. Hic situs est. Saccia primigenia coniugi suo faciendum curavit.

Gaius Vibius Firmus, soldier in legio V Macedonica in the century of Pollionus, beneficarius. Soldier for 18 years, he lived 40 years. He rests here. His wife Saccia took care of her duties.

Publius Oppius filius Camilia cio Ravenna, miles legionis V Macedonicae, optio, vixit annos XXX, militavit annos VIIII. Hic situs est. Heres fecit.

Publius Oppius [son of …], of the tribe Camilia. […]cio of Ravenna, soldier in legio V Macedonica, optio. He lived 30 years, soldier for 9 years. He rests here. His heir made erected this tombstone.

cohors VI Ulpia Petraeorum

cohors VI Ulpia Petraeorum

Dis manibus. Domitius Fronto miles legionis V Macedonicae

To the gods of the underworld. Domitius Fronto, soldier of legio V Macedonica.

יהוה גיבור בהמלחמה יהוה שמו מי כמוכ באילים יהוה מי כמוך נדרי בקדשׁ נורא תהלות עושׁה פלא

The Lord is a hero of the war, the Lord is his name. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, awful in praises, doing wonders?

ופסה יהוה על פתח ולא יתן המשית לבא

And the Lord will pass over (the) door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come (into your houses to smite you)

משגאל שמראל אלהא אתון כרקטיריא קדישיה בטהלון כל ח+ מן עינוי מן נוחרה מן רישה מן גידוי+ מן ריסיא בשׁם ומן+++ נוי ומן בניה+++

… Mśgʾel, Shamriʾel, the God … You holy characters, annul all the … from his eyes, from his nostril, from his head, from (his) tendons, from the eye-lids. In the name of … and from … and from her sons …

cohortise ARVN

of the cohort

Antonini Augusti

CIIOIXI ARV II

+ Ἁγία Μαρία ἡ μήτηρ Ἰησοῦ βοήθει

Holy Maria Mother of Jesus Help (your servant)

שמעון בן זכריה

Shim'on, son of Zecharia

ארבגלא בן

Arbagla/Arbagula, son of…

דכיר לטב לעזר כהנא ובני דיהב חד טרימיסין מן פעלה

Remember for good Lazar the priest and his sons, who gave one tremissis of his property.

עבד לוליא הדן במתה מן פעלה שמואל אסיי אמן ואמן

Iulia (or Iulius) made this bema from his own property. Samuel Isai. Amen and Amen.

תה אמןאל אסיי אתן

Amen... Isai

חנניה בר אלעזר בר

Ḥananiya son of Elʿazar son of …

Βοήθι ἅγιε Σέργι, ἀμήν.

Help. Saint Sergius! Amen

Ἐπί τοῦ εὐλαβεστάτου Μαρίνου πρεσβυτέρου ἀνενεώθη τό φωτιστήριν

In the time of the most pious Marinos, the priest, the baptistery was renovated.

Κύριε μνήσθι τοῦ δούλου Σου Ἀλέξων τοῦ διακόνου τοῦ ἀναπαυθέντος, τοῦ πατρός Σοββίνου καί Ἀλέξωνος διακόνου και Γερμανοῦ τοῦ ἀναγνώστου τῶν καρποφορισάν των τά δυο διακονικά

Lord, remember your servant Alexon, the deacon, who lay in repose, father Sobbinos and Alexon, the deacon, and Germanos .... the reader, who contributed the two diaconica.

Ἐπι τοῦ αγιοτἀτου καί θεοσεβεστάτου ἡμῶν ἐπισκόπου Παύλου + καί Μαρίνου πρεσβυτέρου καί Μαρκέλλου ἀρχιδιακόνου + καί Ἀντώνις καὶ Διόδωρος, Μαρίνος, Ναούμου, Βάσσος, Κυράκος, Δομνίνος, Πέτρoς, Διόδωρος, Σοββίνος, Βάσσος, Ἑρωδιανός, Ἀλέξων, Εὔθαλις, Λουλιανός ὑποδιάκων, Μαρκέλλος, Γερμανός, Εὔθαλις, Σαλώ, Μαξίμων, Αἰών ἀνανεώθη ἡ Ψίφωσις τοῦ ἁγίου Τοπου ἐν μηνί Ἀρτεμισίου δʹ Ἰνδικτιῶος αι

In the time of the most holy and God-revered, our Bishop Paulus, and Marinos the priest, and Marcellos the arch-deacon, and Antonis and Diodorus, Marinos, Naoumos, Bassos, Kyracos, Domninos, Petros, Diodoros, Sobbinos, Bassos, Herodianos, Alexon, Euthalis, Loulianos the subdeacon, Marcellos, Germanos, Euthalis, Salo, Maximon, Aion, was renovated the mosaic of this holy site in the month of Artemisios, the 4th, Indiction 11.

Ἐπί Σιλβανοῦ καί Ἀλέξων, διάκονοι, ἠγοράσθη ἡ στέγη, καί ἐπί Δομνίνου διακόνου οἰκοδομήθη ἠ ἁγία ἐκκλησία καὶ ἐπὶ Ἀντωνίου διακόνου τοδ

In the time of Silvanos and Alexon, the deacons, was purchased the roof, and in the time of Dominos the deacon, was built the holy church... and in the time of Anto[nios]... the deacon...

Ἐπί τοῦ εὐλαβεστάτου καί θεοφιλεστάτου ἐπισκόπου ἠμῶν Παύλου καί ἐπί τοῦ εὐλαβεστάτου Σαμάκωνος πρεσβυτἐρου τῆς κώμης καί ἐπι Μαρκέλλου ἀρχιδιακόνου καί ἐπί τῶν διακόνων: Ἰουλιανός, Ἀντώνιος, Εἰνεουάρις, Σιλουανός, Δομνίνος Ἀλέξων, υβῖνος, Διόδωρος, Μαρίνος, Σάλλου, Σάμακων, Ναάμως, Σαω Θυλ Βαράχων, Ὑποδιάκονες: Γερμανός Ἀρίων, Σαβίνος, Κυριάκος, Ἀβδά. Ἀναγνῶστες: Ἠρωδιανός Ἀλέξων, Μαρίνος, Εὔθαλις ἐψηφώθη ἡ ἁγιοτάτη ἐκκλησία, ἐπί Αἰωνος διακόνου και ἐπί Βάσσου ὑποδιακόνου, ἔτους υϙαʹ, ἐν μηνί φιβραρίου δεκάτη.

In the time of the most pious and God-Beloved bishop Paulus, and in the time of the most pious Samacon, the priest of the county, and in the time of Marcellos, the archdeacon, and in the time of the deacons Ioulianos, Antonios, Einouaris, Silvanos, Domninos, Alexon, .....ybinos, Diodoros, Marinos, Sallou, Samacos, Naamos, Sao..thyl.s, Barachon, (and) the subdeacons Germanos, Arion, Sabinos, Kyriacos, Abda, (and) the readers, Herodianos, Alexon, Marinos, Euthalis, was paved with mosaics the most holy church, in the time of Aion, the deacon and in the time of Bassos the subdeacon, in the year 491 (=442/443 CE), in the month February, the tenth.

Καί ἐπί Εἰσακίου περιοδευτοῦ ἐψηφώθη ἡ ἐκλησία. Εἰρήνη εἴσοδόν σου καί τήν ἔξοδόν σου

And in the time of Eisacios the periodeutes was paved with mosaics the church. "Peace when thou comest in and when thou goest out" (Deut. 25:6)

ψο βλπ Δύστρου, ἔτους γξυ. Ἐπί σχου ἐπισκόπου έου χωρεπισκόπου, Σαμάκωνος πρεσβυτέρου, Ἰουλιανοῦ ἀρχιδιακόνου Ζαδάκων Εὐθαλίου καί Η ησου διακόνων, Μαξιμωνος Γεράσωνος ὑπόδιακόνων καί Ἱωάννους, Δομνίνου, Γερμανοῦ τῶν ἀναγνωστῶν. Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ μνήσκου τοῦ δούλου σου Ἰουλιανοῦ καί Παύλου τοῦ ψηφοθέτου Κεμλου ι Στρατηγίου

... Dystros, in the year 463 (=415 CE), in the time of ..., the bishop, ...eos, the county-bishop, ... Samacon, the priest, Ioulianos the archdeacon, Zadacon, ... Euthalios ... the deacons, Maximon ...rason the subdeacons, and Ioannis, Domninos, Germanos the readers. Lord Jesus Christ, remember your servant Ioulianos and Paulus the mosaicist. ... Strategios.

Ὁ Θεός τοῦ ἁγίου οἴκου βοήθησον τούς δούλους Παύλου, Νόνου, διάκονος καί Διοδώρου πρεσβυτέρου, Σάλλου καί Νόνε, εὐχαριστῶν τῆς τόν Κύριον ἔτους ηλφ.

The God of the holy place, help your servant Paulus, ... the deacon, and Diodoros ... the priest, Sallou and Nonos, thanking The Lord in the year 538 (= 490 CE).

εἶς Θεός ὁ βοηθών Οὐαλεντίνον καρποφορήσανταν ἔναν

One God who helps Valentinos, the contributor. One.

Δομνίνα θυγατρί αὐτες, Κύριε μνήσκου

... Domina, her daughter, Lord, remember...

ייי Μνήσκου τοῦ δούλους ου Τιμοθέου φ

(Yod-yod-yod) Remember, your servants, Timotheos ...

Κύριε μνήσκου Αἰώνι καί Σαμάκωνος καί Ἀρίωνος.

Lord remember Aion and Samacon and Arion

Κύριε Ἰεσοῦ Χριστέ μνήσκου Ἀμμάνου καί Εὐθαλίωνος αυτηγ

Lord, Jesus Christ, remember Ammanos and Euthalios ....

יתחיון קלודיוס שושן מר נאהמנו בסלו

Let them live - Claudius/a, Susanna, Nehemiah(?), Boselos.

Νασααθ Ἐλεξάνδαρ ἐτῶν οʹ

Nasaath, wife (or daughter) of Elexandar. Seventy years old.

ἐνθάδε κῖτε Σαλαμάνης Ῥούφου ἐτῶν πʹ

Here lies Salamanes, son of Rufus. Eighty years old.

λίθον διορίζοντ αν μη ἐν ὑπατη π υ χ

χωρἐπίσκοποςχορἐπίσκοπος Μ ὁ κτίστης

...country-bishop M...the builder...