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BSHE0144

Scythopolis-Beth Shean, Late 4th-early 5th century. Slab. Dedicatory.
Transcription

Ἐπὶ Φλαουίου Ἀβλαβίου τοῦ μεγαλοπρεπεστάτου μητροπολίτου ἠ πόλιςἀνενεώθη

Translation

In the days of Flavius Ablabius, the most magnificent metropolitan, the city was renewed

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The term μητροπολίτης is otherwise unknown in connection with provincial administration: the wording of the inscription does not admit of its being an ethnic and neither can Ablabius be a metropolitan bishop. We are left with the reluctant conclusion that the term here indicates a governor resident in the metropolis (in this case, given Ablabius' rank, this should be Caesarea).

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 50 cm; W: 70 cm; D: —

Date

375 CE to 425 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Di Segni, Leah. “New Epigraphical Discoveries at Scythopolis and in Other Sites of Late-Antique Palestine.” In Atti Del XI. Congresso Internazionale Di Epigrafia Greca e Latina, Roma, 18–24 Settembre 1997, 2:625–42. Roma, 1999.
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Source of transcription

  • Di Segni, Leah. “New Epigraphical Discoveries at Scythopolis and in Other Sites of Late-Antique Palestine.” In Atti Del XI. Congresso Internazionale Di Epigrafia Greca e Latina, Roma, 18–24 Settembre 1997, 2:625–42. Roma, 1999.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Di Segni, Leah. “New Epigraphical Discoveries at Scythopolis and in Other Sites of Late-Antique Palestine.” In Atti Del XI. Congresso Internazionale Di Epigrafia Greca e Latina, Roma, 18–24 Settembre 1997, 2:625–42. Roma, 1999.
    Zotero
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