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

Description	Constantinople, Hippodrome, First Obelisk, southeast part of the pedestal, inscription
Details	Difficilis quondam dominis parere serenis iussus et extinctis palmam portare tyrannis omnia Theodosio cedunt subolique perenni ter denis sic victus ego domitusque diebus iudice sub Proclo superas elatus ad auras Once it was difficult to conquer me, but I was ordered to obey mild masters and to carry the subdued tyrants' palm. Everything cedes to Theodosius and his eternal descendants. Thus conquered I was tamed in thrice ten days. When Proclus was praefectus urbi, I was erected to the skies.
Date	388 CE – 392 CE
Inscription Nr.	EDCS-27100012
Creator	Marco Prins
License	CC0 1.0 universal
Used on pages	Constantinople, Hippodrome, Obelisk of Theodosius
Categories	Roman Empire, Byzantium
Tags	Inscription
Modern Countries	Turkey

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