Constantinople, Hippodrome, First Obelisk, northwest part of the pedestal, inscription

Description	Constantinople, Hippodrome, First Obelisk, northwest part of the pedestal, inscription
Details	KIONA TETPΑΠΛΕYPON AEI XΘONI KEIMENON ΑΧΘΟϹ MOYNOC ANACTHCAI ΘΕΥΔΟϹΙΟϹ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ ΤΟΛΜΗϹΑϹ ΠΡΟΚΛΟϹ ΕΠΕΚΕΚΛΕΤΟ KAI TOCOC ECTH KIΩN ΗΕΛΙΟΙϹ EN TPIAKONTA ΔΥΟ Only the emperor Theodosius dared to re-erect this four-sided column, which had been pressing heavily to the ground. Proculus was ordered to do this and this giant column was standing upright in thirty-two days.
Date	388 CE – 392 CE
Inscription Nr.	CIG IV 8612 (Greek)
Creator	Marco Prins
License	CC0 1.0 universal
Categories	Roman Empire, Byzantium
Tags	Inscription
Modern Countries	Turkey

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