The Cult of Zeus and the Possible Location of Its Sanctuary at Antiokheia Paralios Mehmet OKTAN Mehmet TEKOCAK Abstract: Although various cults are attested at Antiokheia Paralios, commonly known as Antiochia ad Cragum, the precise locations of their sanctuaries remain largely uncertain. Three newly discovered honorific inscriptions from the city provide further evidence for the previously attested cult of Zeus. One inscription honours an individual named Neon, who served as a priest of Zeus, while …

Religious Practices and Functional Continuity in the Late Antique Phaselis: Epigraphic Finds from the Central Harbor and Surroundings Leyla KADERLİ Murat ARSLAN Abstract: This article adopts a holistic approach to evaluating the new finds unearthed during the 2023–2024 excavation seasons at the Central Harbor Structures of Phaselis, together with epigraphic documents from the 2015 surveys and earlier research. The study focuses primarily on three inscribed metal finds of the Late An­tique and Byzantine periods (two …

Roman Milestones Found in and around Savatra: Epigraphic Evaluation and Contributions to Historical Geography İlker IŞIK Mehmet ALKAN Abstract: This study examines the Roman Period milestones found in and around Savatra. The inscriptions are evaluated from epigraphic, historical, and historical-geographical perspectives. The milestones show that road repair activities continued around Savatra, especially in the first half of the 3rd century CE. The milestone dated to the reign of Severus Alexander records Lucius Bromius, an otherwise …

Neue Inschriften aus Perge 4: Der Procurator Aurelius Heraclida (Heraklides) ehrt Kaiser Diocletian in Perge Hamdi ŞAHİN Zusammenfassung: Dieser Artikel untersucht eine neue lateinische Ehreninschrift, die während der Grabungssaison 2024 in der Oststraße von Perge auf einem als Spolienmaterial wiederverwendeten Block dokumentiert wurde. Die Inschrift ehrt Kaiser Diocletian mit dem Titel Restitutor Orbis Terrarum und nennt als Dedikanten Aurelius Heraclida, welcher die Titel vir egregius, ducenarius et procurator Lyciae-Pamphyliae führt. Im Artikel werden zunächst die …

A Group of Rhodian Stamped Amphorae and Amphora Stamps from Silifke Museum Celil S. HARMANDAR Gökmen ELMALI Abstract: This study focuses on a group of stamped Rhodian amphorae housed in the Silifke Museum (Mersin, Türkiye) from archaeological and epigraphic perspectives. During the Hellenistic Period, Rhodes emerged as a dominant commercial power in the Mediterranean, distinguished by a highly standardized and systematically organized stamping practice that remained in use from the late 4th century BCE until …

A New Inscribed Bronze Bowl Dedicated to Megale Thea Demeter from Arykanda Fatih YILMAZ Hacer SANCAKTAR Abstract: This article presents an inscribed bronze votive bowl discovered in 2019 within a building complex associated with the Sebasteion (Room M5) at the acropolis of Arykanda. The multifunctional nature of the building complex, along with the associated finds, indicates that the area served as a hybrid space where ritual practices and daily life intertwined. Dating to the 2nd–3rd …

A New Latin Building Inscription from the Gaziantep Zeugma Mosaic Museum Aykan AKÇAY Hüseyin UZUNOĞLU Abstract: This study examines a previously unpublished Latin inscription preserved in the stone artifacts depot of the Gaziantep Zeugma Mosaic Museum. Although the exact context is unclear, the inscription must have been erected to commemorate a construction activity in which Publius Iulius Satto and Publius Victorinius Mercator, who served as contubernales in the Roman army, were likely involved. The inscription …

A New Agonistic Epigram from Synnada: Antigonos the Trumpeter M. Ertan YILDIZ N. Eda AKYÜREK ŞAHİN Abstract: The subject of this article is a fifteen-line inscription (Figs. 1-4) on the front face of a marble block discovered in the Şuhut district of Afyon and currently preserved in the Afyon Museum. The findspot of the stone belonged to the territory of the city of Synnada, located in Phrygia during antiquity. The inscription is an agonistic epigram …

New Votive Inscriptions from Eskişehir Museum Necmettin ERAYDIN Ahmet TÜRKAN Abstract: This article presents the epigraphic and historical analysis of seven votive inscriptions preserved in the courtyard of the Eskişehir Eti Archaeology Museum. Although these inscriptions were identified within the borders of Eskişehir Province, their exact findspots remain unknown. It is therefore assumed that the objects may originate from the territories of settlements located within the provincial boundaries that existed at the time the inscriptions …

A New Honorific Inscription from Magnesia ad Maeandrum Tolga UZUN Abstract: This study presents a newly discovered inscription from Magnesia ad Maeandrum, found in 2021 and dated to the late 1st century CE or early 2nd century CE. The text preserves the public actions of a woman named Tryphosa, who honoured the memory of her husband Democharis through gestures of civic generosity and religious responsibility. The boule and the demos honoured Democharis for his inherited …