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Caesarea, Mid-fifth to early sixth century CE. Column. Dedicatory.
Transcription

ἐπὶ Φλϛαουίου ἐπὶ Φλϛαουίου Εὐελπιδίου τοῦ μεγαλοπρεπεστάτου κόμϛητος καὶ Ἠλίου λαμπροτάτου πατρὸςτῆς πόλεωςκαὶ ἡ βασιλικὴμετὰ καὶ τῆςπλακώσεωςκαὶ τῆς ψηφώσεωςκαὶ τῶν βαθμῶντοῦ Ἁδριανίουγέγοναν ἐν ἰνδικτιῶνι α εὐτυχῶς.

Translation

Under Flavios Euelpidios , count of magnificentissimate rank, and Elias, of clarissimate rank and father of the city, the basilica along with the marble revetment and the mosaic pavement and the steps of the Hadrianeum were constructed in the first indiction, with good fortune.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
Large pier with engaged half-column. Dimensions given are for inscribed area only. Entire pier is 2.30 m high. Column is 0.53 m wide near the top and 0.54 m long. At the bottom it is 0.60 m wide and 0.63 m long. The first two lines of the inscription duplicate each other.

Languages

Latin, Greek

Dimensions

H: 125 cm; W: 58 cm; D: —

Date

450 CE to 525 CE

Current location

Kibbutz Sdot Yam Museum, IAA inv. no. 1937-279/1

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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Source of transcription

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Source of translation

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Other sources

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