ISic001269: Funerary inscription for Agathon

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana; photo L. Campagna 2005-03-31
ID
ISic001269
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of IG 14.0444
  • 7: Ferrua 1982 and 1989: corrects Γ to Ε

Physical description

Support

Description
Marble plaque, intact on all sides, smooth on the rear.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble ('bardiglio')
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 21.5 cmwidth: 24.5 cmdepth: 2.5 cm

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
No data
Letter heights
Line 1-9: 18-20mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Tauromenium
Provenance found
Found c.1856 on the funerary road below the theatre.
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Current location

Place
Taormina, Italy
Repository
Antiquarium del Teatro Antico , 35
Autopsy
None
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Date

409 CE, 13 Oct. (AD 409 – AD 409)
Evidence
internal-date

Text type

funerary

commentary

Ferrua notes that the date must be corrected, if it is to align with the consulship year of 409. Note the day recorded as day of the moon; and note the combined use of Greek and Latin abbreviations for Augustus, the latter in Greek letters.

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
7/29/2024