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M.195. Mile IX: Milestone of Philip I

Description: Column, broken from its base and sliced in half vertically w: 0.32 x h: 0.97.
Text: Inscribed on the face.
Letters: No measurements

Date: CE 247

Findspot: Gebel Akhdar: West of Cyrene: near Balagrae; found in 1964.
Original location: Cyrene to Ptolemais Road: Mile IX.
Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum

Interpretive

Imp(erator) C[aesar M(arcus) Iul(ius)]
Philip[pus Pius]
F̣ẹlix I[nuictus Aug(ustus)]
ponti[fex maxi-]
5ṃụs t[rib(unicia) pot(estate) co(n)s(ul)]
proc[o(n)s(ul)]
p(ater) p(atriae) et Ṃ(arcus) [Iul(ius)]
Phili[ppus no-]
bilis[simus]
10Caes[ar ---]
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Diplomatic

IMPC[.........]
PHILIP[.......]
..LIXI[...........]
PONTI[.......-]
5..ST[...][......]
PROC[..]
PPET.[....]
PHILI[......-]
BILIS[.....]
10CAES[..---]
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English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

Emperor Caesar [M(arcus) Iul(ius)] Philip, [Pious], Fortunate, I[nvincible, high priest], holding trib[unician power ? for the - time, consul], proconsul, father of the fatherland, and M(arcus) [Iul(ius)] Philip, most noble Caesar [ . . .

Commentary

One of three milestones of Philip on this road: M.195, M.197, M.201, with probably M.160.

Line 5: If the text was cut in the first year of the reign Philip was consul designatus; if at the same time as M.201, consul is correct.

Bibliography:
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. Face (Department of Antiquities, F. 4366)

   Fig. 2. Face (Reynolds IV.49)

   Fig. 3. 6 milestones: from left M.160, M.201, Unidentified, M.195, M.196, Unidentified (1966, September)


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