Associations in the Greco-Roman World (AGRW)

An expanding collection of inscriptions, papyri, and other sources in translation (run by Philip A. Harland)

Grave of Apollonides Prepared by the Street of Leather-workers (152 CE) Saittai - Lydia


Saittai (Lydia, Asia Minor — Pleiades map), 152/153 CE
TAM V 79 = PHI 263473 = AGRW ID# 700
Copenhagen Inventory info: 406


bibliography            

Slab of marble decorated with crowns (88 x 39 x 7 cm).

Year 237 (of the Sullan era), 10th of Xandikos.  The street (plateia) of the leather-workers (skyteis) honored Apollonides son of Apollonides, who lived 47 years.

Translation by: Harland



ἔτους σλζ', μη(νὸς) Ξανδικοῦ | ι'. ἡ πλατεῖα τῶν σκυτέ|ων ἐτείμησαν Ἀπολλω|νίδην β', ζήσανταν ἔτη || μζ'.

Item added: November 23, 2011
Item modified: October 9, 2020
ID number: 700
Short link address:
http://www.philipharland.com/greco-roman-associations/?p=700

One Comment

Leave a Question, Comment or Correction

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*