| 21-Building
Inscription of Emperor Domitianus |
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FBA2022-6013 |
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| Project 6013: 21 |
Inventory No: AC-16 |
| Coordinat |
36°31'25.13"K /
30°33'6.24"D
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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 |
| Found In |
Main Street |
| Date Range |
93-94 AD |
| Material |
Door architrave block
with building inscription inscribed in tabula ansata. The inscription, which
still stands in situ above the entrance, is cracked, crumbling and badly
damaged in many places. |
| Measures |
Height of the door 2,15
m. |
| Inscription
Contents |
| Hellenic |
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| Translation |
| Emperor Caesar Domitianus Augustus, son of the divine
Vespasianus, pontifex maximus, 13 times tiribunica potestas, 22 times
emperor, 16 times consul, indefinite censor, father of the fatherland (built
this building) (Tüner Önen, 2008:310-311). |
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| Letter Character |
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Letter Height |
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| Majuscule |
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Miniscule |
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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 |
| Fellows
1975, 211; IGR III 755; Bérard 1892, 440 nr. 89; Petersen-Luschan 1889, 142,
nr. 175; TAM II 1186; Blackman 1981, 143 (lev. 70. 1). |
| Text
Commentary |
"Line- 1/2 [Τι. Φλα.] |
[Δομιτιανός], Bérard.
Line- 3: ὕπατος τὸ έ,
Bérard.
This is a building inscription, as the inscription here is given in emperor
nominativus casus and the inscription is still in situ on the entrance door
of the building1. This building was built with the permission and support of
Emperor Domitian, but the content of the inscription does not give any
information about what the building was. The gate on which the inscription is
found belongs to a rather large building complex, which was surrounded by 8
different buildings along the main street. J. Schäfer thought that this
complex could be an agora due to its location and building character2. The
inscription at the entrance suggests that the building was built in the
second half of the 1st century AD. The 13th tribunica potestas of the emperor
coincides between September 14, 93 and September 13, 943. Domitanus is known
to have built a stoa4 in Lmyra, another Lycian city, a tower5 in the
Pamphylian settlement of Lyrbotonkome, and an unidentified building in Perge.
Emperor Domitianus was declared damnatio memoriae after his death on
September 18, 96 due to his bad behavior and excesses during his reign.
Therefore, his statues were destroyed in order to preserve his memory, and
the places where his name was mentioned in the inscriptions were scratched
and erased as we see here (Tüner Önen, 2008:310-311)." |
| Bibliography |
| 1 |
Akçay, A 2016, New
Technological Approaches Used in Cultural Heritage Research: The Case of
Phaselis Inscriptions. Unpublished Master's Thesis, Akdeniz University.
Antalya. |
| Research
Status |
| Research and
development studies are ongoing within the scope of FBA2022-6013. |
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