New Greek inscriptions from Akmoneia and its territory

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ID19548843
AuthorsHüseyin Uzunoğlu (0000-0001-7707-4647, Akdeniz University Hospital), N Eda Akyürek Şahin (0000-0002-5993-0566, Akdeniz University Hospital)
Year2023
Volume16
Pages169-182
Publication date2023-11-06
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOpuscula Annual of the Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2000-0898 • E-ISSN: 2004-7142
PublisherEditorial Committee of the Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome (ECSI) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.30549/opathrom-16-08
OpenAlexW4386490942
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

This paper publishes nine new inscriptions copied during the archaeo­logical surveys conducted in the Phrygian city of Akmoneia and in its territory between 2014 and 2017. Even though there have been no systematic excavations to date, the city is remarkable due to its rich epigraphic documentation. The new finds make a notable contribution to this. Of the nine inscriptions published here, one (No. 1) concerns the erection of the statues of Koros, the goddesses, as well as of the sacred council, by a certain Hierokles, the priest and the agonothete of the Great Asklepieia. In another inscription (No. 2), a woman called Flavia Hedeia, the daughter of Flavius Montanus of consular rank and the wife of Sallius Aristainetos of consular rank, is honoured by her foster-parents. We attempt to identify Flavius Montanus through some related inscriptions already published from the city and thereby propose a dating in the mid-3rd century AD. Nos. 3–6 are grave inscriptions and they all date from the Roman Imperial period except for No. 6. Even though the remaining inscriptions (Nos. 7–9) consist of fragmentary texts carved on architrave blocks, they still provide valuable information, such as proving the existence of a gymnasium, as well as a fountain house in Akmoneia

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Documentation · Fountain · Theology · Wife · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · Computer Science · History · Philosophy

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