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  • In Verrem, 2.2.86 (35)

    Cicero
    Etenim ut simul Africani quoque humanitatem et aequitatem cognoscatis, oppidum Himeram Carthaginienses quondam ceperant, quod fuerat in primis Siciliae clarum et ornatum.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 1st century BCE
    Location: Rome

  • Res Gestae 16.10.17

    Ammianus Marcellinus
    multis igitur cum stupore visis horrendo imperator de fama querebatur ut invalida vel maligna, quod augens omnia semper in maius erga haec explicanda, quae Romae sunt, obsolescit, deliberans que diu, quid ageret, urbis addere statuit ornamentis, ut in proximo circo erigeret obeliscum, cuius originem formam que loco competenti monstrabo.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 4th century CE

  • De Spectaculis 8.10

    Tertullian
    singula ornamenta circi singula templa sunt.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 197-202

  • Hist. Abderita, Fragmenta, Fragment 25 line 380

    Hecataeus of Abdera
    τὸν μὲν οὖν περίβολον αὐτὸν ὑποστήσασθαι σταδίων ἑκατὸν καὶ τετταράκοντα, οἰκοδομήμασι δὲ μεγάλοις καὶ ναοῖς ἐκπρεπέσι καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις ἀναθήμασι κοσμῆσαι θαυμαστῶς

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 4th century BCE

  • Hist. Abderita, Fragmenta, Fragment 25 line 395

    Hecataeus of Abdera
    ἀναθήμασί τε γὰρ πολλοῖς καὶ μεγάλοις ἀργυροῖς καὶ χρυσοῖς, ἔτι δ᾿ ἐλεφαντίνοις, καὶ κολοττικῶν ἀνδριάντων πλήθει, πρὸς δὲ τούτοις κατασκευαῖς μονολίθων ὀβελίσκων μηδεμίαν τῶν 2ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον οὕτω κεκοσμῆσθαι.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 4th century BCE

  • Orations 19.3

    Aelius Aristides
    ἃ νῦν πάντα ἐν κόνει. μέμυκε μὲν ἐκεῖνος λιμὴν, οἴχεται δὲ ἀγορᾶς κάλλη, κόσμοι δὲ ὁδῶν ἀφανεῖς, γυμνάσια δὲ αὐτοῖς ἀνδράσι καὶ παισὶ διέφθαρται: ναοὶ δὲ οἱ μὲν κεῖνται, οἱ δὲ κατέδυσαν: ἡ δὲ πρὸς θέαν ὡραιοτάτη πόλεων καὶ τοῦ κάλλους ἐπώνυμος ἀνθρώποις ἅπασιν ἀωρότατον θεαμάτων ἀποπέφανται, κολωνὸς ἐρειπίων καὶ νεκρῶν.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 178
    Location: Smyrna

  • Orations 18.6

    Aelius Aristides
    ταῦτα μὲν τὰ πρὶν ἐντυχεῖν. συνουσίαι δὲ ὅσαι καὶ ὁμιλίαι τίνα μὲν κόρον ἔσχον ἀνθρώποις; τίνι δὲ ἄλλῃ πόλει παρὰ μικρὸν ἐλθεῖν ἀπέλιπον; ὦ κρῆναι, καὶ θέατρα, καὶ στενωποὶ, καὶ δρόμοι κατάστεγοι καὶ ὕπαιθροι. ὦ τῆς ὑπερλάμπρου σχῆμα ἀγορᾶς, ὦ χρυσοῦ τε ἐπώνυμοι καὶ ἱερῶν ὁδοὶ καθ᾽ ἕκαστον πλαίσιον, ἀντ᾽ ἀγορᾶς ἅπασαι, ὦ λιμένες ποθοῦντες τὰς τῆς φιλτάτης πόλεως ἀγκάλας, ὦ κάλλη γυμνασίων ἀμύθητα, ὦ ναῶν καὶ περιβόλων χάριτες, ποῖ ποτε γῆς ἔδυτε; ὦ κόσμοι παραλίας, ὦ πάντα ἐκεῖνα ὀνείρατα.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 177
    Location: Laneion

  • Economics 11.9-10

    Xenophon
    μέλει γὰρ δή σοι, ὦ Ἰσχόμαχε, ὅπως πλουτῇς καὶ πολλὰ χρήματα ἔχων πολλὰ ἔχῃς πράγματα τούτων ἐπιμελόμενος; καὶ πάνυ γ’, ἔφη ὁ Ἰσχόμαχος, μέλει μοι τούτων ὧν ἐρωτᾷς· ἡδὺ γάρ μοι δοκεῖ, ὦ Σώκρατες, καὶ θεοὺς μεγαλείως τιμᾶν καὶ φίλους, ἄν τινος δέωνται, ἐπωφελεῖν καὶ τὴν πόλιν μηδὲν <τὸ> κατ’ ἐμὲ χρήμασιν ἀκόσμητον εἶναι. καὶ γὰρ καλά, ἔφην ἐγώ, ὦ Ἰσχόμαχε, ἐστὶν ἃ σὺ λέγεις, καὶ δυνατοῦ γε ἰσχυρῶς ἀνδρός· πῶς γὰρ οὔ; ὅτε πολλοὶ μὲν εἰσὶν ἄνθρωποι οἳ οὐ δύνανται ζῆν ἄνευ τοῦ ἄλλων δεῖσθαι, πολλοὶ δὲ ἀγαπῶσιν, ἂν δύνωνται τὰ ἑαυτοῖς ἀρκοῦντα πορίζεσθαι. οἱ δὲ δὴ δυνάμενοι μὴ μόνον τὸν ἑαυτῶν οἶκον διοικεῖν, ἀλλὰ καὶ περιποιεῖν ὥστε καὶ τὴν πόλιν κοσμεῖν καὶ τοὺς φίλους ἐπικουφίζειν, πῶς τούτους οὐχὶ βαθεῖς τε καὶ ἐρρωμένους ἄνδρας χρὴ νομίσαι;

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 4th century BCE
    Date: 362-354

  • Laws 717e-718a

    Plato
    τελευτησάντων δὲ γονέων ταφὴ μὲν ἡ σωφρονεστάτη καλλίστη, μήτε ὑπεραίροντα τῶν εἰθισμένων ὄγκων μήτ’ ἐλλείποντα ὧν οἱ προπάτορες τοὺς ἑαυτῶν γεννητὰς ἐτίθεσαν, τάς τε αὖ κατ’ ἐνιαυτὸν τῶν ἤδη τέλος ἐχόντων ὡσαύτως ἐπιμελείας τὰς κόσμον φερούσας ἀποδιδόναι· τῷ δὲ μὴ παραλείπειν μνήμην ἐνδελεχῆ παρεχόμενον, τούτῳ μάλιστ’ ἀεὶ πρεσβεύειν, δαπάνης τε τῆς διδομένης ὑπὸ τύχης τὸ μέτριον τοῖς κεκμηκόσιν νέμοντα.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 4th century BCE
    Location: Syracuse

  • Antidosis 15.234

    Isocrates
    τὸ δὲ τελευταῖον Περικλῆς καὶ δημαγωγὸς ὢν ἀγαθὸς καὶ ῥήτωρ ἄριστος οὕτως ἐκόσμησε τὴν πόλιν καὶ τοῖς ἱεροῖς καὶ τοῖς ἀναθήμασι καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις ἅπασιν, ὥστ᾽ ἔτι καὶ νῦν τοὺς εἰσαφικνουμένους εἰς αὐτὴν νομίζειν μὴ μόνον ἄρχειν ἀξίαν εἶναι τῶν Ἑλλήνων ἀλλὰ καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ἁπάντων, καὶ πρὸς τούτοις εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν οὐκ ἐλάττω μυρίων ταλάντων ἀνήνεγκε.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 4th century BCE
    Location: Athens

  • Helen 1414

    Euripides
    οὔκουν ὅδ᾽ ἄρξει ναὸς ὃς κοσμεῖ τάφον;

    Text Category: Literature: poetry
    Century Range: 5th century BCE
    Date: 412
    Location: Athens

  • Andromache 1158-1160

    Euripides
    ἡμεῖς δ᾽ ἀναρπάσαντες ὡς τάχος χεροῖν κομίζομέν νίν σοι κατοιμῶξαι γόοις κλαῦσαί τε, πρέσβυ, γῆς τε κοσμῆσαι τάφῳ.

    Text Category: Literature: poetry
    Century Range: 5th century BCE
    Date: 425
    Location: Athens

  • De gloria Atheniensium 5

    Plutarch
    τίν᾽ οὖν αἱ καλαὶ τραγῳδίαι ταῖς Ἀθήναις ὄνησιν ἤνεγκαν ὡς ἡ Θεμιστοκλέους δεινότης ἐτείχισε τὴν πόλιν, ὡς ἡ Περικλέους ἐπιμέλεια τὴν ἄκραν ἐκόσμησεν, ὡς Μιλτιάδης ἠλευθέρωσεν, ὡς Κίμων προῆγεν εἰς τὴν ἡγεμονίαν;

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Location: Chaeronea

  • CIL 12, 00674 (p 817) = ILCV 00088 = CAG-13-05, p 560

    Unknown
    Vir Agrip(p)inensis nomine Geminus / hic iacet qui post dignitatem / praesidiatus adm<i=E>nistrator rationum / qui quinque provinciarum dignus est / habitus hic post an(nos) XXXVIII menses II / et dies sex f&lkt;i=E>delis in fata concessit / cuius insignem gloriam cives sui / sepulcri gratia adornaverunt

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Gallia Narbonensis: Arelate

  • CIL 12, 00535 = AE 1988, 00171

    Unknown
    pariete]m(?) incrustavi[t] / [3]o et horolog(io) / [exo]rnavit aditum / [pa]viment(um) cum t[ectorio(?)

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 1st century CE
    Location: Italy

  • CIL 08, 25532 = ILPBardo 00248 = AE 1907, 00023

    Unknown
    Livi]neius [3 filius Quir(ina)] Victor flam(en) perp(etuus) / [3 ob hon]orem flaminatus perp(etui) gratis sibi / [oblati 3 colum]nis omnibus marmoreis et horologio et rostra et frontes et / [porticus 3 mar]moribus et opere albario sua pecunia exornavit idemque dedicavit

    Text Category: Inscription
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Bulla Regia

  • CIL 06, 30105 (p 3736, 4048) = CIL 01, 01217 (p 970) = CLE 00068 (p 853)

    Unknown
    ]avie pulchre D[3]LITA[3] / [honest]e hoc voluit monumento am[bos nos tegi] / [et quod r]ogavit ut faceret monumentum m[ihi] / [sic i]mpetravi id ab eo laudo benevolen[tiam] / [commu]ni heic animo du<o=Q> u<t=I> essemus siti / pari coniugio virtute summa industria / vix{s}i et fortunam quoad vixi toli / tertia quom essem me primam speravi fore / quom quod voluit sperar<a=E>m (m)ec<u=IE>m retinere potesse / spe amissa voluit me fortuna heic retine(re) / quoniam me for<s=TVNA> iniqua non sivit frui / ni{hi}l timeo nec confido moriundum scio / [v]ivam quam ornare studui ornavi mortua(m)

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 1st century CE
    Date: post 65
    Location: Latium: Rome

  • CIL 11, 00948 = Epigraphica-1981-247

    Unknown
    ] / [nomina eorum] / [qui] pecu[niam] / [co]ntulerunt [in] / [Ca]esareum faciun[dum] / [i]n Xystos Augus[tos(?)] / [no]vis operib[us] / [ex]struendos ornand[osq(ue)] / [in] munitionem via[e publica]/e silice sternend[ae] / [3]onius Cn(aei) [f(ilius) 3] / [3]anus St(ati) f(ilius) Celer / [3]bius L(uci) f(ilius) [3] / [3]cius T(iti) f(ilius) [3] / [3]vius L(uci) f(ilius) [

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 1st century CE
    Date: first half
    Location: Aemilia: San Possidonio

  • CIL 10, 01199 = D 05510

    Unknown
    [Pompe]iani / Barbarius Pompeian(us) / v(ir) c(larissimus) cons(ul) Kamp(aniae) / civita/tem [A]bellam nuda ante / soli deformitate sorden/tem silicibus e montibus / excisis non e dirutis / monumentis ad<i=V>ec/tis consternendam / ornandamque cura/vit / cur[ante 3] Pro/culo patrono et cur(atori) / Abellanorum

    Text Category: Inscription: base
    Century Range: 4th century CE
    Date: 333
    Location: Campania: Abella

  • CIL 08, 02723 = CIL 08, 18120 = D 05568 = ZPE-69-212 = AE 1987, 01061

    Unknown
    ] ob diem festissimum de[signationis 3] / [3 ma]ximi [[3]] / [3 ad ex]ornandam plateam arcus [3] / [3 curante] Silicio Siliciano fl(amine) p(er)p(etuo) cur(atore) rei p[ublicae

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 4th century CE
    Date: 315
    Location: Numidia: Lambaesis

  • CIL 05, 00875 (p 1025) = InscrAqu-01, 00495 = D 01374 = IEAquil 00062 = AE 1893, 00091 = AE 1893, 00125 = AE 1995, +00571

    Unknown
    [P(ublius)] Tullius MA[3 M]amula(?) [IIII]viri i(ure) d(icundo) III Kal(endas) Iun(ias) / s(enatus) c(onsulto) scrib(endo) adf[uerunt 3] Proculus C(aius) Appuleius Celer / A(ulus) Iunius G[3] Sex(tus) Cossutius Secundus / quod v(erba) f(acta) s(unt) in ho[norem C(ai) Minici Itali splendidi]ssimum virum quidquid conse/qui gratiae au[t potentiae per summos honor]es equestris dignitatis potuerit / i<d=T> omne ad au[gendam et ornandam patria]m suam convertisse

    Text Category: Inscription: base
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 105
    Location: Venetia: Aquileia

  • IRT 00347 = AE 1949, 00161 = AE 1951, +00083 = AE 1951, 00087 = AE 1998, +01513

    Unknown
    Imperatore Caesare divi Vespasiani [[f(ilio) Domitiano Augusto Germanico pontif(ice) max(imo) trib(unicia) potest(ate) XI imp(eratore) XXI co(n)s(ule) XVI censore perpetuo patre patriae]] / Ti(berius) Claudius Quir(ina) Sestius Ti(beri) Claudi Sesti f(ilius) praefectus sacrorum flamen divi Vespasiani sufes flamen perpetuus amator patriae amator civium ornator patriae amator concordiae cui primo ordo et populus ob merita maiorum eius et ipsius lato clavo semper uti conce[ssit] / podi(um) et aram d(e) s(ua) p(ecunia) f(aciunda) c(uravit)

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 1st century CE
    Date: 92
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Lepcis Magna

  • IRT 00318 = AE 1949, 00159 = AE 1949, 00160 = AE 1951, +00083

    Unknown
    ] / [Augu]sto / [sac]rum / Asp[r]enas / proco(n)s(ul) / dedicavit // Ti(berius) Claudius Sestius] / ornator pat[riae] / amator concor/diae cui primo / ordo et populus / ob merita maio/rum eius et ipsius / lato clavo sem/per uti concessit / aram et podi(um) / d(e) s(ua) p(ecunia) f(acienda) c(uravit)

    Text Category: Inscription: altar
    Century Range: 1st century CE
    Date: 92
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Lepcis Magna

  • EE-08-01, 00648 = EE-08-01, 00899 = D 01264 = CLE 00654 = CIMRM-01, 00206 = CIMRM-02, p 23

    Unknown
    Inter avos proavosque tuos sanctumque parentem / virtutum meritis et honoribus emicuisti / ornamentum ingens generis magnique senatus / sed raptus propere liquisti sancte Kameni / aeternos fletus obiens iuvenalibus annis / te dulcis coniunx lacrimis noctesque diesque / cum parvis deflet natis solacia vitae / amisisse dolens casto viduata cubili / quae tamen extremum munus solacia luctus / omnibus obsequiis ornat decoratque sepulcrum / Alfenio Ceionio Iuliano Kamenio v(iro) c(larissimo) quaestori candidato / pr(a)etori triumfali VIIviro epulonum patri sacrorum Summi / Invicti Mit<hr=RH>(a)e hierofante (H){a}ecatae arcibuculo dei Liberi XVviro / s(acris) f(aciundis) tauroboliato deum Matris / pontifici maiori consulari / Numidiae et vicario Africae qui vixit annos XLII m(enses) VI d(ies) XIII / rec(essit) II Nonas Septemb(res) d(omino) n(ostro) Arc{h}adio et Fl(avio) Bautone v(iro) c(larissimo) conss(ulibus)

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 4th century CE
    Date: 385
    Location: Latium: Antium

  • DefAfrByz 00015 = AE 1996, 01704 = AE 2002, 01666 = AE 2003, +01889

    Unknown
    Hoc opus imperium felix has pr(a)estitit arces / magnanimique etiam Solomonis iussa dedere / cui paruit Nonnus qui condidit ista tribunus / urbs domino laetare pio iamque aspice quantis / es(!) subducta malis quantoque or[n]ata(!) decore / Maurorum tandem recipis subducta(!) timore / censuram statum cives ius moenia fastus / atque suum nomen posuit (t)ibi regia coniunx / Iu(s)tiniani manu Maurorum gente fugata / omnia tempus (h)abent

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 6th century CE
    Date: 540-543
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Cululis