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 …
New and Revised Funerary Inscriptions from Nikaia XX Hüseyin Sami ÖZTÜRK Abstract: This article presents a compilation of nine unpublished funerary inscriptions discovered in the territory of Nikaia. The first four inscriptions were discovered in the modern-day villages of Akçakoca and Hayrettin, located in the Pamukova District of Sakarya Province. These villages lie within the territory of the ancient settlement of Terbos. The remaining inscriptions were found in the eastern and southern parts of the …
Pierres Errantes: Two Latin Inscriptions transported from the Docimium Quarries to Istanbul Senem DİNÇ Abstract: This study presents two Latin inscriptions currently exhibited in Sanatçılar Parkı in Ataköy, Istanbul, which originally belonged to the Roman Imperial marble quarries of Docimium (modern Iscehisar, Afyon). One of the inscriptions was previously discovered in the Bacakale sector of the Docimium quarries and was published in 1991. Although the other inscription remains unpublished, it was most likely brought to …
Three New Inscriptions from Phaselis: An Imperial Dedication, an Honorific Inscription for Aurelia Apphia, and Christian Dipinto Murat ARSLAN Nihal TÜNER ÖNEN Abstract: This study presents three inscriptions from Phaselis. The first, a fragmentary limestone statue base discovered west of Hadrianus’s Gate during the 2017 excavation season, is tentatively attributed to Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Although the imperial titulature is only partially preserved, paleographic analysis points to similarities to a securely dated dedication to Lucius Verus …
Neue Inschriften aus Blaundos Şenkal KİLECİ Zusammenfassung: In diesem Artikel wird eine Gruppe von Inschriften vorgestellt, die in den Jahren 2018 bis 2023 bei Grabungen in Blaundos gefunden wurde. Zu diesen Inschriften gehören Ehreninschriften für die Kaiser Marcus Aurelius, Licinius II., Konstantin den Großen, Fl. Cl. Constantius, Fl. Arcadius und Theodosius II. (Nr. 1-4) sowie Graffiti (Nr. 5-6), ein christliches Symbol auf einem Ambo (Nr. 7), verschiedene griechische (Nr. 8-17) und lateinische (Nr. 19-21) Fragmente …
A New Pankration Inscription from Attouda Emine BİLGİÇ KAVAK Bilge YILMAZ KOLANCI Hulusi ÜNSAL Abstract: This paper presents the editio princeps of a newly discovered agonistic inscription from Attouda, commemorating Marcus Aurelius Eutykhos II, recorded as victor in the men’s pankration at games designated as Olympia. The inscription, carved on a marble base unearthed during the 2025 excavations in the area known as Aşağı Mezarlık (“Lower Cemetery,” cadastral block 126, parcel 82), constitutes the fourth …
The Themis Leonideios in the Light of a New Inscription Mehmet OKTAN Mehmet TEKOCAK Abstract: A newly discovered inscription from Antiokheia Paralios, commonly known as Antiochia ad Cragum, commemorates an athlete named Aur(elius) Salvianus, who won the pankration competition in the boys’ category during the first celebration of the themis Leonideios, established by Aur(elius) Leonidas. The inscription proves a crucial role in resolving uncertainties surrounding the themis, and significantly enhances the understanding of its nature …
The Stone Memory of Space: Inscription–Architecture Integration and Urban Memory Engineering in Phaselis Ayşegül DURUKAN Abstract: This study analyzes twenty-two inscriptions along the main street of ancient Phaselis, approaching them not solely as philological documents but as architectural components that structure urban memory. Guided by H. Lefebvre’s concept of produced space and K. Lynch’s theory of urban imageability, the analysis examines whether the spatial relationship between inscription types and architectural contexts reflects intentional civic strategies. …