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  • TAM V,2 980

    Dyers?
    ἀγωνοθετήσαντ[α] ἔργων τε ἀναθήμασιν̣ καὶ φιλοτειμίαις παντο- δαπαῖς ἀπὸ παιδὸς κοσ̣- μήσαντα τὴν πατρίδ[α]

    Text Category: Inscription: base
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 120-130
    Location: Lydia: Thyateira

  • TAM V,2 978

    Dyers
    ἔργων ἀ- ναθήμασιν καὶ ἀτελε[ί]- ᾳ μεγαλόφρονι τὴν πατ[ρί]- δα κεκοσμηκότα

    Text Category: Inscription: base
    Century Range: imperial period
    Location: Lydia: Thyateira

  • Ephesos 1302

    Unknown
    ιβ(έριον) Κλαύδιον Σεκοῦνδον βιάτορα τριβουνί-κιον, ἀκκῆνσον οὐ- ηλᾶτον, λείκτορα κουριᾶτον, φιλεφέσι[ον,] [κ]αὶ ἄλλοις ἐπισήμοις [ἔργ]οις κοσμήσαντα[τὴν Ἐφε]σίων πόλιν [καὶ τὸν] οἶκον καὶ τὴν[ἄγουσαν ἀ]π’ οἴκου στο-[ὰν ἱδρύσαν]τα καὶ σκου-[τλώσαντα

    Text Category: Inscription: base
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 100
    Location: Ionia: Ephesos

  • Ephesos 1113

    Unknown
    Λ(ούκιον) Ἀρτώριον Πεῖον Μάξιμον τὸν λαμπρότ(ατον) ἀνθύπ(ατον) πολλοῖς καὶ μεγάλοις ἔργοις κοσμήσαντα τὴν πατρίδα ἀνανεωσάμε- νόν τε καὶ τὸ γυμνάσιον

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Date: 286-308
    Location: Ionia: Ephesos

  • Ephesos 200

    Antoninus Pius
    εἰδότι μοι δηλο[ῦτε τὴν φι]λοτι[μίαν] ἣν Οὐή[δ]ιος Ἀντ[ω]ν[εῖνο]ς φιλοτιμεῖται πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ὅ[ς] γε κα[ὶ τὰ]ς̣ παρ’ ἐμοῦ χάριτας εἰς τὸν [κόσ]μον α[ὐτῆς] τ̣ῆς πόλεως [κα]τέθετο

    Text Category: Inscription: letter
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 150
    Location: Ionia: Ephesos

  • Ephesos 198

    Antoninus Pius
    βουλόμε- νος γὰρ παρ’ ἐμοῦ τυχεῖν βοηθείας [εἰς τὸ]ν κόσμον τῶν ἔργων ὧν ὑμεῖν ἐπηνγείλατο ἐδήλ[ωσεν ὅσα κ]α̣ὶ ἡλίκα οἰ- κοδομήματα προστίθησιν τῇ πόλ[ει·

    Text Category: Inscription: letter
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 145-146
    Location: Ionia: Ephesos

  • Miletos 451

    Unknown
    οὗτος ὁ Μακαρίοιο πελώριος ἐνθάδε κόσμο[ς,] ὃν κάμεν ᾗ πάτρῃ θρέπτρα χαριζόμενος… ἄστει δ ὤπασε κο▸/◂σμον

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Location: Ionia: Miletos

  • I.Kaunos 30

    Unknown
    ἀλλὰ καὶ μέχρι τῆς ξενικῆς γνώσεως ἐκόσμησεν τὴν πατρίδα διηνεκῆ πᾶσιν παρασχὼν ἄφθονον καὶ δαψιλῆ τὴν τοῦ ἐλαίου χρῆσιν τήν τε τῆς γερουσίας γυμνασιαρχίαν οὕτως πλουσίως ἐπλήρωσεν ὡς <ὑπὸ τῆς> πόλεως αὐτὴν μαρτυρηθῆναι <ἐπὶ τῇ> φιλοτειμίᾳ,

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 100-117
    Location: Caria: Kaunos

  • Chios 18

    Unknown
    μένων ἐπιμέλειαν ἐπανήρηται εο[—] κόσμου καὶ δι’ αὐτὸ τοῦτο γυναιξὶν [—] κατεσκευασμένου λουτρῶνος τοι․[—] . . . [—]ΥΣ θεοὺς Σεβαστοὺς κ[—] ΕΤΕΥ ἀνδριὰς κοσμο[—]

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

  • IG XII,3 325

    Unknown
    πολλάκις τε περὶ τῆ[ς] κατασκευῆς αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπισκευῆς πανδημεὶ καταβοήσεις ἐγένον- το ἀναγκαίου ὄντος τοῦ ἔργου πρὸς ὅλον τὸν τῆς πόλεως κόσμον τε καὶ ἀπόλαυσιν καὶ πολυτέλειαν

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 149
    Location: Thera

  • IG XII,3 202

    Unknown
    τῶι ξένωι εἰπὲ πολῖτα, τίς ἔκτισε γυμνάδα τάνδε   κράναν τε ἀέναον δένδρεά τε ὑψίκομα, ὄφρα καὶ ὁ ξεῖνος Δαμάτριον Ἱππία υἱὸν   αἰνῆι ἐπ’ ἀλλοδαπῶν ἄστεα νισόμενος. οὗτος γὰρ ταῦτα εἷσε θεοῖς ἥρωσί τε κόσμον   ἀθλοφόρου τέχνας ἀντιδιδοὺς χάριτα[ς(?)].

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 4th century BCE
    Location: Astypalaea

  • IG II² 1102

    Unknown
    ἴστε ὡς πάσαις χρῶμαι προφάσεσιν τοῦ εὐ ποιεῖν καὶ δημοσίᾳ τὴν πόλιν καὶ ἰδίᾳ Ἀθηναίων τινάς· τοῖς παισὶν ὑμῶν τοῖς̣ [τε νέοις τὸ γυμνάσ]ιον δίδωμι πρὸς τῷ κόσμ- ον̣ [γενέσθαι τῇ πόλει καὶ ․․ τ]άλαντα ἐπι[δίδω]- [μι

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 131-132
    Location: Athens

  • De vita Caesarum 2: Augustus, 29.4

    Suetonius
    Sed et ceteros principes viros saepe hortatus est, ut pro facultate quisque monimentis vel novis vel refectis et excultis urbem adornarent.

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

  • De vita Caesarum 1: Julius, 44.1

    Suetonius
    Nam de ornanda instruendaque urbe, item de tuendo ampliandoque imperio plura ac maiora in dies destinabat: in primis Martis templum quantum nusquam esset, exstruere repleto et conplanato lacu, in quo naumachiae spectaculum ediderat, theatrumque summae magnitudinis Tarpeio monti accubans;

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

  • De vita Caesarum 1: Julius, 28.1

    Suetonius
    superque Italiae Galliarumque et Hispaniarum, Asiae quoque et Graeciae potentissimas urbes praecipuis operibus exornans;

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

  • Epistulae, 10.70.1

    Pliny the Younger
    Per hoc enim consequemur, ut foedissima facies civitatis ornetur, atque etiam ut ipsa civitas amplietur nec ulla aedificia tollantur, sed quae sunt vetustate sublapsa relaxentur in melius.

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

  • Annales, 1.9

    Tacitus
    … urbem ipsam magnifico ornatu ...

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

  • Divi Claudii apocolocyntosis, 10

    Seneca the Younger
    Ideo legibus urbem fundavi, operibus ornavit ...

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

  • Historiae Romanae, 2.89.4

    Velleius Paterculus
    Principes viri triumphisque et amplissimis honoribus functi adhortatu principis ad ornandam urbem inlecti sunt.

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

  • De bello Iugurthino, 16.5

    Sallust
    In divisione quae pars Numidiae Mauretaniam adtingit, agro virisque, illam alteram specie quam usu potiorem, quae portuosior et aedificiis magis exornata erat, Adherbal possedit.

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

  • Epistulae ad Atticum, 5.10 (103) 5

    Cicero
    valde me Athenae delectarunt, urbe dumtaxat et urbis ornamento et hominum amore in te, in nos quadam benevolentia;

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

  • De republica, 1.21 (14)

    Cicero
    … quam M. Marcelli avus captis Syracusis ex urbe locupletissima atque ornatissima sustulisset ...

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

  • In Verrem, 2.2.86 (35)

    Cicero
    hi se patrum fortunam ac dignitatem recuperare arbitrabantur cum illa maiorum ornamenta in eorum oppido collocabantur.

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

  • De lege agraria, 2.76 (28)

    Cicero
    At enim ager Campanus hac lege dividetur orbi terrae pulcherrimus, et Capuam colonia deducetur, urbem amplissimam atque ornatissimam

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

  • Ab urbe condita, 44.7.3

    Livy
    Ipse urbem ingressus, sicut non magnam, ita exornatam publicis locis et multitudine statuarum munitamque egregie, vix satis credere in tantis rebus sine causa relictis non aliquem subesse dolum.

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