| 16-Inscription Honoring
of Q. Voconius Saxa Amyntias and Q. Voconius Saxa Fidus |
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FBA2022-6013 |
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| Project 6013: 16 |
Inventory No: AC-12 |
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| Coordinat |
36°31'26.04" N / 30°33'7.33" E |
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Measurement
Accuracy
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| 1 m
in areas with dense vegetation |
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| Location |
in-situ
incertus |
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| Found In |
It is located in its original
location to the right of the entrance to the Tetrogonal Agora. |
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| Date Range |
145-146 AD |
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| Material |
It is a profiled rectangular
base. It is broken in two at the top. The inscription is written in two
columns. |
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| Measures |
Height: 1.16m; Depth: 0.65m;
Width: 1.06m |
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| Inscription
Contents |
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| Hellenic |
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| Translation |
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| COLUMN A |
COLUMN B |
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| "He honored Quintus Voconius Saxa Amyntianus, legatus
augusti propraetor of the province of Gerusia, Lycia and Pamphylia, son of
Quintus Voconius Saxa Fidus, whose consulship was confirmed (consul
designatus) (Tüner Önen, 2008:317-318)." |
Confirmed consul,
legatus Augusti propraeto of Lycia and Pamphylia, proconsul of Pontos and
Bithynia, legatus augusti of the emperor's 4th Legion of Scythica, curator of
the Valeria Tiburtina road, and at the same time (along the road) the
recruiter (dilectus) in these regions. legatus augusti of the legion of
Scythica, curator of the Valeria Tiburtina road and at the same time (along
the road) in charge of recruitment (dilectus) in these regions, praetor,
tribunus plebis, propraetor and questor of the province of Macedonia,
propraetor of the 3rd legion of Cyrenica and the 12th (Fulminata) legion.
(Fulminata) legions (lato clavo: tribunus militum, and Quintus Voconius Saxa
Fidus, son of Sextus, son of Sextus, of the tribus Romulia, patron and
euergetes of the city, one of the ten men in charge of legal affairs
(decenvirum stlitibus ivdicandis), who was awarded military prizes by the
late Trajan during the Parthian Campaign (Tüner Önen, 2008:317-318). |
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Attribute |
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| Letter
Character |
In standard form |
Letter Height |
a: 0.028-0.032 m
b: 0.022-0.029 m |
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| Conservation
Status of the Inscription Bearer |
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Intervention Date |
Consevation Team |
Materials Used |
Changes Made |
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Pre-conservation
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Post-conservation view |
Analysis |
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| Edition |
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"Bérard
1890, 643 - 645; IGR III 763; Dessau II 8828; van Buren 1908, 187 ff. nr.
16; TAM II 1201; Blackman 1981, 154 vdd. (pl. 71, 1. 2) repeat the
inscription
and made new completions; SEG XXXI nr. 1300; Tüner Önen, 2008, 326-330,
nr. 23. " |
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| Text
Commentary |
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"The inscription in question here honors a father and son:
Q. Voconius Saxa Amyntianus (column A) and Q. Voconius Saxa Fidus (column B).
From the content of the inscription Q. V. Saxa Fidus and his son for what
they were honored. However, the honorary position of the inscription at the
entrance of the Tetragonal Agora, which Tyndaris dedicated to Hadrian 15
years earlier, suggests that the Voconiuses may have contributed materials to
the completion of the building or may have assisted in the repair work
following the earthquake that devastated Lycia in 141 AD2. The designation
πάτρωνα καὶ
εὐεργέτην τῆς
πόλεως in Column B suggests this3. In addition,
Voconius must have conveyed to Emperor Antoninus Pius the Lycian requests for
help in connection with this earthquake. The building inscription recovered
from the city, which probably belongs to a building constructed with the help
and support of Antoninus Pius, also points to the emperor's patronage in the
city (Tüner Önen, 2008:317-318).
Thanks to this inscription and the Latin inscription recovered from Perge,
Q. V. Saxa Fidus' cursus can be learned exactly. In addition to Phaselis and
Perge, inscriptions recovered from Rhodiapolis, Kyaneae and Komama also
reveal the cursus of Q. V. Saxa Fidus. According to the available data, Saxa
Fidus was the governor of the Lycia-Pamphylia Province between the years
143-1466. From the inscriptions recovered from Perge and discussed here, it
is understood that he was appointed consulsuffectus in 146, while he was
still in office (Tüner Önen, 2008:317-318)." |
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| Bibliography |
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| 1 |
Akçay, A 2016, New
Technological Approaches Used in Cultural Heritage Research: The Case of
Phaselis Inscriptions. Unpublished Master's Thesis, Akdeniz University.
Antalya. |
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| Research
Status |
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| Research and
development studies are ongoing within the scope of FBA2022-6013. |
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