Ephesus, Street of the Curetes, Inscription mentioning Trajan

Description

Ephesus, Street of the Curetes, Inscription mentioning Trajan

Details

Ἀρτέμιδι Ἐφεσίᾳ κ]αὶ Αὐτοκράτορι Νέρουᾳ Τραιανῷ Καίσαρι Ἀρίστῳ Σεβαστῷ Γερμανικῷ Δακικῷ [ἡ ν]εωκόρος Ἐφεσίων πόλις τὸ πρόπυλον ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων κατεσκεύασεν, γραμματεύοντος τοῦ δήμου Τιβερίου Κλαυδίου Λουκκειανοῦ.

For the Ephesian Artemis has the emperor Nerva Trajanus Caesar Optimus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus of the temple-guarding city of the Ephesians built this gate, from his personal means. Tiberius Claudius Lucianus was secretary of the popular assembly.

Date

115 CE (circa)

Inscription Nr.

IEph 422 + Add. pp. 9-10 (Greek)

Creator

Jona Lendering

License

CC0 1.0 universal

Categories

Roman Empire

Tags

Inscription

Modern Countries

Turkey

We share high-resolution versions of our original photographs. Contact us for further information and be sure to make a note of the URL of the photos you are interested in.