[162] Dedication of a Toll-Office by the Fishermen and Fish-dealers (54-59 CE)

Ephesos (Ionia, Asia Minor — Pleiades map), 54-59 CE
AGRW 162 = GRA 127 = IEph 20 = NewDocs V 5 = PHI 247975 = AGRW ID# 1277
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A large slab found in the harbor area and inscribed on two sides. If the list of donors to the construction of the toll office are themselves members of the fishermen and fish dealers, then there were both Roman and non-Roman citizens among the members of this occupation at Ephesos (cf. NewDocs V 5); however, it is possible that the donors were joining with the fishermen in contributing to the building and were not themselves members of the occupational group.The cubit was a measurement equivalent to the space from the elbow to the finger-tips. This toll office likely concerned civic tolls rather than imperial ones. On the other hand, a second-century inscription from Halikarnassos involves the dedication of a toll office for collecting imperial tolls (OGIS 525):

To good fortune! Kalokairos and Eutyches, agents of Marcus Aurelius Mindius Matidianus Pollio, the chief–contractor of the forty harbours of Asia, procurator of Augustus, and Bithyniarch for the second time, Asiarch of the temples which are in Ephesos, built the toll–office along with its stoa and all the decoration from the foundations and they (10) gilded the statue of Aphrodite.

ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ· ǀ [Κ]αλόκαιρος καὶ Εὐτύχ[ης] ǀ [π]ραγματ(ευταὶ) M(άρκου) Αὐρ(ηλίου) Μινδίǀ[ου] Ματιδιανοῦ Πωλλίǀǀ[ω]νος ἀρχώνου μʹ λι[μ]ǀένων Ἀσίας καὶ ἐπιǀ[τ]ρόπου Σεβ(αστοῦ) καὶ βιθυǀνιάρχου δὶς καὶ ἀσιάρǀχου ναῶν τῶν ἐν Ἐφέǀǀσῳ τὸ τελώνιον κα[ὶ] ǀ σὺν αὐτῷ στοὰν σὺ[ν] ǀ τῷ παντὶ κόσμῳ ἀ<π>[ὸ] ǀ τῶν θεμελίων κατεǀσκεύασαν καὶ τὴν ǀǀ Ἀφροδίτην ἐχρύσωσαν.

(Side A) This was dedicated to Artemis Ephesia (?) … to the emperor Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; … to Julia (?) … Agrippina Augusta, his mother; to Octavia, the emperor’s wife; to the People (dēmos) of the Romans; and, to the People of the Ephesians. The fishermen and fish–dealers set this up from their own resources, having received the place by decree from the city and having built the fishery toll–office. (10) The following contributed to the work according to the amount indicated:

(column 1) Publius Hordeonius Lollianus with his wife and children: 4 columns; Publius Cornelius Alexandros: paving of 100 cubits of the open area with Phokaian stone; Tiberius Claudius Metrodoros (20) with his wife and children: 3 columns and paving of the colonnade beside the monument with Phokaian stone; P. Gerellanus Melleitos, 2 columns; Euporos son of Artemidoros: 1 column and 12 denarii; Philokrates son of Apellas (30) with his children: 1 column and 12 denarii; L. Octavius Macer with his brothers: 1 column; Po. Anthestius son of Publius: 1 column; Onesimos son of Apollonios and Dionysios son of Charisios: a painted column; (40) P. Cornelius Felix with Cornelia Ision: 1 column; Septumius Trophimos with his children: a column; Herakleides son of Herakleides and grandson of Herakleides: … x denarii; Epaphras son of Tryphonas with his son: 300 tiles; P. Naevius Niger with (50) his children: 50 denarii; P. Vedius Verus with his son: 50 denarii; L. Fabricius Tosides with his son: 50 denarii; P. Cornelius Philistion with his son: 50 denarii; L. Octavius Rufus with his sons: 50 denarii; Tryphon son of Artemidoros: (60) 37 denarii; Isas son of Artemidoros: 37 denarii; Attalos Hamaxas son of Charixenos with his son: 30 denarii; Epikrates Kroukras son of Antiochos with his sons: 30 denarii; Isas son of Isidoros: 30 denarii.

(column 2, to the right of column 1, starting at line 12) Hesperos son of Demetrios with his sons: 25 denarii; Q. Laberius Niger with his son: 25 denarii; Isas son of Hermochares with his sons: 25 denarii; C. Furius with his son: 25 denarii; (20) M. Valerius Fronto with his daughter: 25 denarii; Artemisios son of Lesbios: 25 denarii; P. Savidius Amethystos with his sons: 25 denarii; Hierax son of Hermokrates with his wife: 25 denarii; Didymos son of Theudas: 25 denarii; Demetrios Kenartas son of Demetrios: 25 denarii; (30) Xanthos son of Pythion: 2000 bricks; Phorbos, the watchman: 1000 bricks; Secundus, the watchman: 1000 bricks; M. Antonius Bassus with his daughter: all the mats used for binding bricks in the stoa; Syneros son of Kleanax (40) with his son: 20 denarii; Vetulenus Primus with his son: 20 denarii; Gnaius Cornelius Eunous with his child: 15 denarii; Attalos son of Attalos and grandson of Kassiades: 15 denarii; Diogenes son of Diogenes with his son: 15 denarii; Vettidius Nikandros (50) with his sons: 15 denarii; Gaius Roscilius: 15 denarii; Zosimos son of Gaius Furius: 15 denarii; Bacchios son of Euphrosynos with his mother: 15 denarii; L. Vitellius with his son: 15 denarii; L. Consius Epaphroditos: 15 denarii; Aristeas son of Aristoboulos (60) with his son: 15 denarii; Fuficius Faustus: 15 denarii; P. Livius: 15 denarii; Antiochus Psychas with his son: 15 denarii; Chares son of Chares with his sons: 15 denarii.

Along with his wife and his household slaves, L. Fabricius Vitalis—who superintended the works and procured the construction of the work—also dedicated at his own expense two columns together with the adjacent altars beside the shrine of the Samothracian gods.

(Side B, which is heavily damaged, has approximately 30 names and all legible amounts are 5 denarii).

Translation by: Harland

(Side A)

(main centred column)

[Ἀρτέμιδι] Ἐ̣φε̣σί̣[ᾳ καὶ] | [Ν]έρ[ω]νι Κλαυδίωι Καίσα̣ρι Σε[βα]στῶι | Γερμανικῶι τῷ αὐτοκράτορι κ[αὶ Ἰουλίᾳ] | Ἀγριππείνῃ Σεβαστῆι τῇ μητρὶ αὐτ[οῦ] || καὶ Ὀκταουίᾳ τῇ γυναικὶ τοῦ αὐτοκράτορος | καὶ τῶι δήμωι τῶι Ῥωμαίων καὶ τῶι δήμω[ι] | Ἐφεσίων οἱ ἁλιεῖς καὶ ὀψαριοπῶλαι τὸν | τόπον λαβόντες ψηφίσματι ἀπὸ τῆς πόλεως | τὸ τελώνιον τῆς ἰχθυϊκῆς κατασκευάσαν||τες ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων ἀνέθηκαν. οἵδε προσκατή|νενκαν εἰς τὸ ἔργον κατὰ τειμήν·

(left column, continuing at line 12)

Πόπλιος Ὁρδεώνιος | Λολλιανὸς σὺν γυναικὶ | καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις κίον(ας) δʹ· || Πόπλιος Κορνήλιος | Ἀλέξανδρος τοῦ ὑπαί|θρου στρῶσαι λίθωι | Φωκαϊκῶι πήχεις ρʹ· | Τιβ(έριος) Κλαύδιος Μητρόδω||ρος σὺν γυναικὶ καὶ τοῖς | τέκνοις κείονας γʹ | καὶ στρῶσαι τὸ τετράσ|τυλον τὸ παρὰ τὴν στή|λην λίθωι Φωκαϊκῶι· || Πό(πλιος) Γερελλανὸς Μελλεῖ|τος κείονας βʹ· | Εὔπορος Ἀρτεμιδώρου | κείονα αʹ καὶ δην(άρια) ιβʹ· | Φιλοκράτης Ἀπελλᾶ || σὺν τοῖς τέκνοις | κείονα αʹ καί δην(άρια) ιβʹ· | Λεύ(κιος) Ὀκτάουιος Μάκερ | μετὰ τῶν ἀδελφῶν | κείονα vac. αʹ· || Πό(πλιος) Ἀνθέστιος Ποπλίου | υἱ[ὸς] κείονα αʹ· | Ὀνήσιμος Ἀπολλωνίου | καὶ Διονύσιος Χαρει|σίου κείονα ποικίλον· || Πό(πλιος) Κορνήλιος Φῆλιξ | σὺν Κορνηλίᾳ Εἰσίωι | κείονα vac. αʹ· | Σεπτούμιος Τρόφιμος | μετὰ τῶν τέκνων κίονα· || Ἡρακλείδης Ἡρακλίδου | τοῦ Ἡρακλείδου δην(άριον)· | Ἐπαφρᾶς Τρυφωνᾶ με–|τὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ κεραμίδας τʹ· | Πό(πλιος) Ναίουιος Νίγερ μετὰ || τῶν τέκνων vac. δην(άρια) νʹ· | Πό(πλιος) Οὐήδιος Οὐῆρος | μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ δην(άρια) νʹ· | Λεύ(κιος) Φαβρίκιος Τοσίδης | μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ δην(άρια) νʹ· || Πό(πλιος) Κορνήλιος Φιλισ–|τίων μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ δην(άρια) νʹ· | Λε(ύκιος) Ὀκτ[ά]ο̣υιος Ῥοῦφος | μετὰ τῶν υἱῶν δην(άρια) νʹ· | Τρύφων Ἀρτεμιδώρου || δηνάρια vac. λζʹ· | Εἰσᾶς Ἀρτεμιδώρου δη(νάρια) λζʹ· | Ἄτταλος Χαριξένου | Ἁμαξᾶς μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ δην(άρια) λʹ· | Ἐπικράτης Ἀντιόχου vac. δη(νάρια) λʹ· || Κρουκρᾶς μετὰ τῶν υἱῶν· | Ἰσᾶς Ἰσιδώρου vac. δη(νάρια) λʹ·

(right column, continuing at line 12)

Ἕσπερος Δημητρί– δη(νάρια) κεʹ | ου μετὰ τῶν υἱῶν· | Κό(ϊντος) Λαβέριος Νίγερ δη(νάρια) κεʹ || μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ· | Εἰσᾶς Ἑρμοχάρεως δη(νάρια) κεʹ | μετὰ τῶν υἱῶν· | Γάϊ(ος) Φούριος μετὰ δη(νάρια) κεʹ | τοῦ υἱοῦ· || Μᾶρ(κος) Οὐαλέριος Φρόν– δη(νάρια) κεʹ | των μετὰ θυγατρός· | Ἀρτεμίσιος Λεσβίου δη(νάρια) κεʹ· | Πό(πλιος) Σαβίδιος Ἀμέθυσ– δη(νάρια) κεʹ | τος μετὰ τῶν υἱῶν· || Ἱέραξ Ἑρμοκράτου δη(νάρια) κεʹ | σὺν γυναικί· | Δίδυμος Θευδᾶ vac. δη(νάρια) κεʹ· | Δημήτριος Δημη– δη(νάρια) κεʹ | τρίου Κηναρτᾶς· || Ξάνθος Πυθίωνος vac. ͵Β | πλίνθους· | Φόρβος παραφύλαξ vac. ͵Α | πλίνθους· | Σεκοῦνδος παραφύλαξ vac. ͵Α || πλίνθους· | Μᾶρ(κος) Ἀντώνιος Βᾶσσος | μετὰ τῆς θυγατρὸς τῶν | στοῶν τὰς ὀλένας πάσας· | Συνέρως Κλεάνα– δη(νάρια) κʹ || κτος μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ· | Οὐετλῆνος Πρῖ– δη(νάρια) κʹ | μος μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ· | Γν(αῖος) Κορνήλιος Εὔ– δη(νάρια) ιεʹ | νους μετὰ παιδίου· || Ἄτταλος Ἀττάλου δη(νάρια) ιεʹ | τοῦ Κασιάδου· | Διογένης Διογέ– δη(νάρια) ιεʹ | νου μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ· | Οὐεττίδιος Νεί– δη(νάρια) ιεʹ || κανδρος σὺν υἱοῖς· | Γάϊος Ῥωσκίλιος vac. δη(νάρια) ιεʹ· | Ζώσιμος Γαΐου Φουρίου vac. δη(νάρια) ιεʹ· | Βάκχιος Εὐφροσύ– δη(νάρια) ιεʹ | νου μετὰ τῆς μητρός· || Λού(κιος) Οὐιτέλλιος δη(νάρια) ιεʹ | μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ· | Λού(κιος) Κώνσιος Ἐπα– δη(νάρια) ιεʹ | φρόδειτος· | Ἀριστέας Ἀριστο– δη(νάρια) ιεʹ || βούλου μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ· | Φουφίκιος Φαῦστος vac. δη(νάρια) ιεʹ· | Πό(πλιος) Λείουιος vac. δη(νάρια) ιεʹ· | Ἀντίοχος Ψυχᾶς δη(νάρια) ιεʹ | μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ· || Χάρης Χάρητος δη(νάρια) ιεʹ | μετὰ τῶν υἱῶν·

(centred column, continuing at line 67)

ἐργεπιστατήσαντος καὶ ἐξευρόντος τὴν κατασκευὴν | τοῦ ἔργου Λευκίου Φαβρικίου Οὐιταλίου τοῦ καὶ ἀνα| θέντος ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων μετὰ τῆς ἰδίας γυναικὸς || καὶ τῶν ἰδίων θρεπτῶν κείονας βʹ τοὺς παρὰ τὸ Σα|μοθρᾴκιν σὺν τοῖς ὑποκειμένοις βωμοῖς.

(Side B)

[․]τ̣ραθ̣[— — —] | [․ ․ ․]α̣νε[— — —] | [․ . . ․]οσ[— — —] | [․ ․ ․ ․ ․ . . . ]λ̣ιος Ε̣[— — —] || [— — —] δη(νάρια) [— — — ʹ] | [․ . . . . . ]υ̣μενος Ἑρμη[σιά]–|[να]κτο[ς] μετὰ μητρὸς [δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [Ἀ]ν̣τιμήδης Μητροδ[ώρου] | μετὰ υἱοῦ vac. δη(νάρια) [— — — ʹ] || [Φ]ιλωνᾶς Εἰδᾶ vac. δη(νάρια) [— — — ʹ] | [Ὁ]ρδιώνιος Λαῖνος με[τὰ] | [υ]ἱοῦ vac. δη(νάρια) [— — — ʹ] | [․․]αλιος Μουντᾶνος [δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [Π]ολύβιος Τρύφ̣ω̣[νος δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] || [․]ου[— — — δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [․․]αιλιος Λέσβιο[ς vac. δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [— — —] | [․]δ․ρ̣ανοπ[— — —] | [․․]ατιο̣[ς — — —] || [Δ]ιονύσ[ιος — — —] | [— — —]σιφ[— — —] | [․ . . ․]τερ[ος Φι]λοφίλου [δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [․ . . ․] Λόλλιος Ἀρούντιος [δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [․ . . ․] Λικίννιος Ναύκληρ̣[ος δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] || [․․․]ι̣ς Ἐπαφρᾶς vac. [δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [․ . . ․] Ποπίλλιος Ἑρμᾶς̣ vac. [δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [․ . . . ․]κιος Κωλιοθήρας vac. [δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [Τύρα]ννος Τρύφωνος vac. δ[η(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [․ . . ․]ερως Σηκρῆτος vac. δη(νάρια) [— — — ʹ] || [․ . . ․]ας Θιάσου vac. δη(νάρια) εʹ | [․ . . ․]μος Φιλωνᾶ vac. δη(νάρια) εʹ | [․ . . ․] Ἀπολλωνίου δη(νάρια) εʹ | [․ . . ․]λαος Διοφάντου δη(νάρια) [— — — ʹ] | [Λ]εύ(κιος) Στάκιος Γραφικὸς [δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] || [Πο]μπώνιος Στατηρι[— — —] | [Ὀνή]σιμος Ἑρμησιάνακ[τος δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [Οὐ]αλέριος Ἄνεκτος δ[η(ναρι) — — — ʹ] | [Μ]ᾶρκος Ὀνέρις [δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [Ἑρ]έννιος Καλλίνικ[ος δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] || [Κ]λώδιος Τύρανν[ος vac. δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [Ἀ]ντώνιος Ῥουφ[— — —] | [․ ․]λ̣․ουριος και[— — —] | Φ[ίλω]ν Φιλωνίδ[ου δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [Ὀ]νήσιμος [— — —] || [Π]αυλῖνος [— — —] | [Π]ονπώνιος Ἐπαφρό[δειτος δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [Ε]ὔτυχος Φυγέλου [δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ] | [Κ]ορνήλιος Πεῖος [δη(νάρια) — — — ʹ]

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