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Location
CAES0089
Caesarea, Sixth or mid-seventh century CE. Pavement. Other text.
Transcription +
θέλεις μὴ φοβεῖσθαι τὴν ἐξουσίαν; τὸ ἀγαθὸν ποίει, καὶ
ἕξεις ἔπαινον
ἐξ αὐτῆς |
Translation Do you wish not to fear the authority? Do good and you will receive
praise from it. |
Diplomatic [no diplomatic] |
- Terminus post quem:
- Terminus ante quem:
Languages
Greek
Dimensions
H: —; W: 150 cm; D: —
Date
500 CE to 650 CE
Current location
In situ
Figures
Two leaves ending lines 1 and 6
Two leaves below inscription
Cross in a circle of black tesserae above inscription
Flower below inscription
Bibliography
Source of diplomatic
No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.
Source of transcription
No bibliography available for transcription.
Source of translation
No bibliography available for translation.
Other sources
- ZoteroHolum, K.G. “Inscriptions from the Imperial Revenue Office of Byzantine Caesarea Palaestinae.” In The Roman and Byzantine Near East: Some Recent Archaeological Research, edited by J.H. Humphrey, 333–45. Ann Arbor: Journal of Roman Archaeology, 1995.
- ZoteroHolum, K.G. “Inscriptions from the Imperial Revenue Office of Byzantine Caesarea Palaestinae.” In The Roman and Byzantine Near East: Some Recent Archaeological Research, edited by J.H. Humphrey, 333–45. Ann Arbor: Journal of Roman Archaeology, 1995.
- ZoteroHolum, K.G. “Inscriptions from the Imperial Revenue Office of Byzantine Caesarea Palaestinae.” In The Roman and Byzantine Near East: Some Recent Archaeological Research, edited by J.H. Humphrey, 333–45. Ann Arbor: Journal of Roman Archaeology, 1995.
- ZoteroLehmann, Clayton Miles, and Kenneth G. Holum. “The Greek and Latin Inscriptions of Caesarea Maritima.” In Joint Expedition to Caesarea Maritima Excavation Reports, Vol. 5. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research, 2000.
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