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Τύχα Ἀγαθά . ἔτους σνδ τοῦ καὶ γ Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Μᾶρκου Αὐρηλίου Σεβήρου Ἀλεξάνδρου Εὐσεβοῦς Εὐτυχοῦς Σεβαστοῦ ἐπ’ ἱερέος τοῦ κτίστου Ἀπόλλωνος Μᾶρκου Ἀντωνίου Ἀριστίππου νέου ἐφηβαρχούντων Μᾶρκου Ἰουλίου Δημητρίου καὶ Ἀνθεστίου Μαξίμου καὶ στρατηγοῦντος Ποπλίου Κασσίου Ζωτικοῦ καὶ γυμνασιαρχούντων Φουλβεινίου Κοίντου καὶ Αὐρηλίου Ἀπολλῶτος Ἔφηβοι Τιβέριος Αἴλιος Σεραπίων γραμμάτευς, Κυῖντος Αἴλιος Ἑρμῆς γραμμάτευς

Βαλέριοϲ Μᾶρκοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Φαῦϲτοϲ Καικίλιοϲ Αὐγοῦριϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ὀνήϲιμοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Δημήτριοϲ Φλάβιοϲ Ἀλέξανδροϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ϲεραποδωροϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἰάϲων Ϲόϲϲιοϲ Τελέϲαρχοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἀρίϲταϲ Φούλβιοϲ Ῥοῦφοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἀγριππεῖνοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἀνύϲϲαν Αὐρήλιοϲ Θόαϲ Ϲήϲτιοϲ Πακῶνιϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἰάϲων Καικίλιοϲ Ῥουφεῖνοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἰαμβάρις Ἀκίλιοϲ Βλάνδοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἀϲκληπᾶϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Πολλίων Αὐρήλιοϲ Παραιβάτηϲ Μαρκοϲ Κλαύδιοϲ Ἀρίϲταϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Τείμαρχοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἱππίαϲ Αἰλιοϲ Μάρκελλοϲ Τιβέριοϲ Κλαύδιοϲ Λέων Φλάβιοϲ Γάιϲ Καϲκέλλιοϲ Ἀττικόϲ

Αὐρήλιοϲ Δημήτριοϲ Πετρώνιοϲ Βίων Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἡλιόδωροϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἀμμώνιοϲ Ϲεμπρώνιοϲ Ζωϲιμοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ϲέμνοϲ Βαλέριοϲ Μᾶρκοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἀλέξανδροϲ Ἰούλιοϲ Ἐπαφρόδειτοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Δράκων Καϲκέλλιοϲ Γέμελλοϲ Αἴλιοϲ Ἀντώνιοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἀμμώνιοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἑρμῆϲ Τούλλιοϲ Εὐτυχιανόϲ Γάιοϲ Ἰούλιοϲ Λύκοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἀπολλώνιοϲ Κλαύδιοϲ Ἰϲοκράτηϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἀμμώνιοϲ Ῥωμαῖοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Εὐτυχίδαϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ποτεῖτοϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ἡλιόδωροϲ Ἀβίνιοϲ Μουνάτιοϲ Πύρκιοϲ Μαρκιανόϲ Ἀτίνιοϲ Καλήμεροϲ Αὐρήλιοϲ Ϲτεφήφοροϲ [sic] Ϲέξτοϲ Ἄννιοϲ Ἀγάθων Ποϲτούμιοϲ Πρεῖϲκοϲ Κάϲϲιοϲ Ϲεραπόδωροϲ

Ἑρμαῖ Ἡρακλεῖ οἱ ἔφηβοι

Translation

Buona Fortuna! Nell'anno 254 (detto anche il) III dell'Imperatore Cesare Marco Aurelio Severo Alessandro Pio Felice Augusto, durante la carica del fondatore Apollo Marco Antonio Aristippo iunior, essendo efebarchi Marco Giulio Demetrio ed Antistio Massimo, e(d essendo) stratego Publio Cassio Zotico, e(d essendo) ginnasiarchi Fulvinio Quinto ed Aurelio Apollonio, (sono iscritti nella lista degli) efebi: [column 1] Tiberio Elio Serapion anziano; Valerio Marco; Aurelio Fausto; Cecilio Augure,; Aurelio Onesimo; Aurelio Demetrio; Flavio Alessandro; Aurelio Serapodoro; Aurelio Iason; Sos(s)io Telesarco; Aurelio Aristas; Fulvio Rufo; Aurelio Agrippino; Aurelio Anyssan; Aurelio Toas; Sestion Paconio; Aurelio Iason; Cecilio Rufino; Aurelio Iambaris; Acilio Blando; Aurelio Asklepas; Aurelio Pollione; Aurelio Paraibate; Marco Claudio Aristas; Aurelio Timarco; Aurelio Ippia; Elio Marcello; Tiberio Claudio Leon; Flavio Gaio; Cascellio Attico; [column 2] Quinto Elio Hermes, anziano; Aurelio Demetrio; Petro(nio) Bion; Aurelio Eliodoro; Aurelio Ammonio; Sempronio Zosimo; Aurelio Semnos; Valerio Marco; Aurelio Alessandro; Giulio Epafrodito; Aurelio Dracon; Cascellio Gemello; Elio Antonio; Aurelio Ammonio; Aurelio Ermes; Tull(i)o Eutichiano; Gaio Giulio Lupo; Aurelio Apollonio; Claudio Isocrate; Aurelio Ammonio, Ro(mano); Aurelio Eurichide; Aurelio Potito; Aurelio Eliodoro; Avi(dio) Munazio; Por(cio) Marciano; Ati(nio) Calemero; Aurelio Sref(an)eforo; Sesto Lelio Agatone; Pos(tmio) Prisco; Cassio Serapodoro. [Below]: ad Hermes (e) ad Herakles gli efebi.

[a]: Good Fortune. Year 254, which is also year 3 of Emperor Caesar M(arcus) Aurelius Severus Alexander, Pius, Fortunate, Augustus; the priest of Apollo the founder was M(arkos) Antonios M(arcus) Antonius Aristippos the young(er); the ephebarchs M(arkos) Ioulios M(arcus) Julius Demetrios and Anthestios Maximos Anthestius Maximus, and the general P(oplios) Kassios P(ublius) Cassius Zotikos and the gymnasiarchs Phoulbeinios Kointos Fulvinius Quintus and Aurelios Aurelius Apollos. Ephebes:

Ti(berios) Ai(lios) Ti(berius) Ae(lius) Serapion, secretary; Ku(intos) Ai(lios) Qu(intus) Ae(lius) Hermes, secretary.

[b.i]: Ba(lerios) Markos Va(lerius) Marcus; Aur(elios) Phaustos Aur(elius) Faustus; Kai(kilios) Cae(cilius) Augouris; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Onesimos; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Demetrios; Phl(abios) Fl(avius) Alexandros; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Serapodoros; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Iason; Sos(sios) Sos(sius) Telesarchos; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Aristas; Phoul(bios) Rouphos Ful(vius) Rufus; Aur(elios) Agrippeinos Aur(elius) Agrippinus; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Anussan; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Thoas; Se(stios) Pakonis Se(stius) Paconius; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Iason; Kai(kilios) Roupheinos Cae(cilius) Rufinus; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Iambaris; Ak(ilios) Blandos Ac(ilius) Blandus; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Asklepas; Aur(elios) Pollion Aur(elius) Pollio; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Paraibates; M(arkos) Kl(audios) M(arcus) Cl(audius) Aristas; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Teimarchos; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Hippias; Ail(ios) Markellos Ael(ius) Marcellus; Tib(erios) Kl(audios) Leon Tib(erius) Cl(audius) Leo; Phl(abios) Gais Fl(avius) Gaius; Kask(ellios) Casc(ellius) Attikos.

[b.ii]: Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Demetrios; Pet(ronios) Pet(ronius) Bion; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Heliodoros; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Ammonios; Sem(pronios) Sem(pronius) Zosimos; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Semnos; Ba(lerios) Markos; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Alexandros; Ioul(ios) Jul(ius) Epaphrodeitos; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Drakon; Kas(kellios) Gemellos Casc(ellius) Gemellus; Ail(ios) Antonios Ael(ius) Antonius; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Ammonios; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Hermes; Tou(llios) Tu(llius) Eutychianos; G(aios) Iou(lios) G(aius) Julius Lykos; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Apollonios; Kl(audios) Cl(audius) Isokrates; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Ammonios, a ?Ro(man); Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Eutychidas; Aur(elios) Poteitos Aur(elius) Potitus; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Heliodoros; Abi(nios) Mounatios Avi(enus) Munatius; Pur(kios) Markianos Por(cius) Marcianus; At(inios) At(inius) Kalemeros; Aur(elios) Aur(elius) Stephephoros; Sex(tos) An(nios)Sex(tus) An(nius) Agathon; Pos(toumios) Preiskos Pos(tumius) Priscus; Kassios CassiusSerapodoros.

[c]: The ephebes, to Hermes and Herakles

Commentary

a.1: 254 of the Actian era = 223-224 CE

a.6: for Apollo as Founder see also C.315 ; cf. also Callimachus, Hymn to Apollo (at Perseus) 55f. . At Cyrene this concept seems originally to have been expressed in the normal title ἀρχαγέτας (IGCyr 011000, line 11); the earliest known appearence of the rare title κτίστης at Cyrene is under Augustus, C.416, line 13, and its earliest known formal use in the title of the eponymus priest of Apollo occurs between 176 and 180, see C.306, C.307

Lines a.8, 11, 13: it is to be noted that the common word and the common forms have now taken the place of the dialect titles and forms (τρικατιάρχεντες, ἀπορυτιάζων and γυμνασιάρχεντες) found in the Augustan ephebic list, C.145, lines 5ff. and still used, althought with glosses, on that of Aurelius and Verus, C.131, line 7ff.

a 17: ΓΡ in ligature, with a superscript bar above, probably for γρ(αμμάτευς), cf. the γραμμάτευς τοῖς ἐφηβοῖς at Teucheira, T.210 but as Oliverio pointed out it may be that we should interpret as γ(έ)ρ(ων) in view of the rubric τῶν πρεσβυτέρων in the earliest lists e.g. T.153, line 16.

The number of Aurelii in the list show the influence of the Edict of Caracalla.