Building inscription for the Temple of Apollo Nymphagetas
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source date: CE 161-180 or 211-217
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[...], 540, p.266, pl. CXI, figs. 105, 105a, whence [...] 9.175, [...] 324026, [...] 1939.281, mentioned ; [...], 79; see also [...] 8 [...] 62. [...] 404 [...] 129; mentioned [...], 214.

ὑπὲρ τᾶϲ Αὐτοκράτοροϲ Καίϲαροϲ Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου Ἀντωνείνου Ϲεβαϲτοῦ τύχαϲ καὶ νείκαϲ καὶ διαμονᾶϲ καὶ τῶ ϲύνπαντοϲ αὐτῶ οἴκω Τιβέριοϲ Κλαύδιοϲ Βάττοϲ ἱαρειτεύων τὸν ναὸν τῶ Νυνφαγέτα ἐπισκεύαϲεν καὶ ἐϲτέγαϲεν ἐκ τῶν προϲόδων τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνοϲ ἀνθυπατεύοντοϲ Νουμιϲίου Μαρκελλιανοῦ τοῦ κρατίϲτου ἀνθυπάτου

Translations

Per la fortuna e vittoria e durata dell'Imperatore Cesare M(arco) Aurelio Antonino Augusto e di tutta la sua casa, Ti(berio) Claudio Batto, essendo sacerdote (di Apollo), il tempio di Ninfagete restaurò e coprì da (con) le entrate di Apollo, essendo proconsole Numisio Marcelliano, il fortissimo proconsole.

For the good fortune and victory and permanence of Emperor Caesar M(arcus) Aurelius Antoninus Augustus and his whole household: Ti(berios) Klaudios Ti(berius) Claudius Battos, serving as priest, repaired and roofed the temple of the Nymphagetes Apollo leader of nymphs, from the income of Apollo, in the time of Numisius Marcellinus the most excellent proconsul.

Commentary

For the building see Stucchi, Architettura, p. 259-260; S. Ensoli Vittozzi, Studi Stucchi, 102 and n. 60

Line 2: M. Aurelius and line 4 Tiberius Claudius Battos: see the closely similar C.299.

l.5 The work might be restoration of damage done in the Jewish Revolt of 115 CE; but since nothing is said of this it may simply be routine maintenance necessitated by the weathering of the poor quality local stone.

l.7 For the proconsul, Numisius Marcellianus, PIR2, N 211, see C.143, C.220, C.221, C.305, and C.299, dated under a M. Aurelius Antoninus.