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  • Epistulae 18

    Ambrose
    Sed vetera, inquit, reddenda sunt altaria simulacris, ornamenta delubris

    Text Category: Literature: letter
    Century Range: 4th century CE
    Date: 384

  • On Idolatry 8.1-3

    Tertullian
    Nec enim differt, an extruas vel exornes, si templum, si aram, si aediculam eius instruxeris, si bratteam expresseris aut insignia aut etiam domum fabricaveris. Maior est eiusmodi opera, quae non effigiem confert, sed auctoritatem. Si ita necessitas exhibitionis extenditur, habent et alias species, quae sine exorbitatione disciplinae id est sine idoli confictura opem victus praestent. Scit albarius tector et tecta sarcire et tectoria inducere et cisternam liare et cymatia distendere et multa alia ornamenta ||f110 praeter simulacra parietibus incrispare. Scit et pictor et marmorarius et aerarius et quicumque caelator latitudines suas et utique multo faciliores.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 3rd century CE

  • Economics 5.3

    Xenophon
    ἔπειτα δὲ ὅσοις κοσμοῦσι βωμοὺς καὶ ἀγάλματα καὶ οἷς αὐτοὶ κοσμοῦνται, καὶ ταῦτα μετὰ ἡδίστων ὀσμῶν καὶ θεαμάτων παρέχει:

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

  • Vita decem oratorum 8

    Plutarch
    τῶν δ᾽ Ἀθηναίων ψηφισαμένων οἷς ὤφειλε τριάκοντα ταλάντοις κοσμῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν βωμὸν τοῦ σωτῆρος Διὸς ἐν Πειραιεῖ καὶ ἀφεῖσθαι, τοῦτο γράψαντος τὸ ψήφισμα Δήμωνος Παιανιέως, ὃς ἦν ἀνεψιὸς αὐτῷ, πάλιν ἐπὶ τούτοις ἦν πολιτευόμενος.

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

  • CIL 12, 02098 = ILCV 03365 = CLE 00767 = RICG-15, 00092

    Unknown
    Undiq(ue) divinis exornans cultib[u]s a[ras] / casto dum notr[i]t honore et vigi[lat ut mox] / pugn[a] disced[at] palmam[que f]ru[at]ur [in astris] / quod meruit lacrimis quod votis fida po[poscit] / id tribuente deo iam longa in gaudia [cedit] / coetibus admixta futura in [s]aecu[la sanctis] / quae vi[x(it)] annos XLVII obiit in Chr(ist)o IIII Id(us) Nov(e)m(bres) p(ost) c(onsulatum) [

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

  • CIL 08, 00073 = CIL 08, 11151

    Unknown
    Libero patri Augusto / Salvius Antoni Salvi <f=I>(ilius) / su[per leg]i[t(ima)] h[onor]is / adiecta amplius II[3]IIV / [3 a]ram a solo aedificavit / et opere albari exornavit / et statuam liberi patris pos[uit

    Text Category: Inscription
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Biniana

  • CIL 06, 00414 (p 3005, 3756) = D 04315 = CCID 00408

    Unknown
    I(ovi) O(ptimo) D(olicheno) / pro salute / Imp(eratoris) L(uci) [[[Aeli Aureli Commodi(?)]]] <<Septimi Severi Pii Pertinacis>> Aug(usti) / Pii Felicis et exercitu(u)m / et p(opuli) R(omani) D(ecimus) Iun(ius) Pacatus cum / Alexandro fil(io) sacrar(i)um / iussu I(ovis) D(olicheni) sua pec(unia) adampliavit c(uram) a(gente) Caecilio / Rufo |(centurione) sacerdotib(us) Sopatrus et Marin(us) et Calus fr(atres?) // item auxit / [s]alvo Imp(eratore) [[[L(ucio) Aur(elio) Commodo Ant(onio)]]] Pio Felice Aug(usto) n(ostro) / M(arcus) Caecilius M(arci) f(ilius) Iul(ia) Rufus Concord(ia) / |(centurio) leg(ionis) III Cyrenaicae ex corniculario / Aeli Iuliani pr(aefecti) vig(ilum) tetrastylum nymphaeum / crateram cum columella et altarium cum columella / marmorea et aliam columellam item orbiculum cum colu/mella et cetera ornavit I(ovi) D(olicheno) d(onum) d(edit) dedicavit per / Clodium Catullum pr(aefectum) vig(ilum) adsistente Orbio Laetiano subpr(aefecto) et / Castricio Honorato trib(uno) coh(ortis) II vig(ilum) pr(idie) Kal(endas) Aug(ustas) / Aproniano et Bradua co(n)s(ulibus) c(uram) a(gente) Herculanio Liberale va[l(etudinario)]

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 191
    Location: Latium: Rome

  • CIL 11, 06541

    Unknown
    ] viatum [3] / [3 t]ribus ad or[nandam] / [ar]am Fortun[ae 3] / [arbi]trati [

    Text Category: Inscription
    Location: Umbria: Sassina

  • ZPE-124-2259 = AE 2001, 00620

    Unknown
    [3]ea exornata [3] / [3]t dedicavit X[3 K(alendas) Nov(embres) ara et statuae Imp(eratori)] / [Antonino Aug(usto) et d]ivae Faustinae [ob insignem eorum] / [concor]/[diam in foro de]dicatae

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 141
    Location: Latium: Ostia

  • AE 1937, 00135 = AE 1949, 00168

    Unknown
    Signum genio centuriae cum aedicula m[ar]/moribus exornata et aras sua pecunia fecerunt / |(centurio) T(itus) Caspo T(iti) fil(ius) Pol(lia) Iustus Faventia item evoc[ati] / et milites quorum nomina in ara scripta sunt / dedic(averunt) (!) Kal(endas) Ianuarias / Imp(eratore) Caes(are) M(arco) Aurel(io) Antonino Commodo Aug(usto) III et L(ucio) Antistio Burro co(n)[s(ulibus)]

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 181
    Location: Latium: Rome

  • CIL 13, 05263

    Unknown
    An[3] / AX[3]LLI[3] / regali[3] / aram cu[m orna]m(ento?) [3]E[3] ex v[isu

    Text Category: Inscription: altar
    Location: Germania Superior: Augusta Rauricorum

  • CIL 08, 15381

    Unknown
    [Pro salute et incolumitate Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) Traiani H]adriani Aug(usti) p(ontificis) m(aximi) trib(unicia) p(otestate) VIII co(n)s(ulis) III / [p(atris) p(atriae) 3] Rogatus f(ilius) eius adiecto orname[n]to cor[o]nae dedic(avit) et epul(atus) est

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 124
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Numiulis

  • Finke 00030 = CSIR-D-04-03, 00301

    Unknown
    In honorem] d(omus) d(ivinae) / [deae] Riton(a)e / [aedem et] aram / [orname]ntis et do/[nis omn]ibus ve/[tustat]e co(n)su/[matis] restutu/[erunt] Catirius / [3]us et Cari/[sius Me]morialis / [

    Text Category: Inscription: altar
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Location: Belgica: Augusta Trevororum

  • CIL 12, 02217 (p 829) = D 04363 = SIRIS 00741 = ILN-05-02, 00353 = RICIS-02, 00605/0902

    Unknown
    Isidi Matri / Sex(tus) Claudius Valerianus / aram / cum suis ornamentis / ut voverat / d(onum) d(edit)

    Text Category: Inscription
    Location: Gallia Narbonensis: Gratianopolis

  • Orationes 36.33

    Dio Chrysostom
    ἀτεχνῶς δὲ ἔοικεν ὅμοιον εἶναι τοῖς ἔξω περὶ θύρας ὑπηρέταις τῶν τελετῶν, πρόθυρα κοσμοῦσι καὶ βωμοὺς τοὺς ἐν τῷ φανερῷ καὶ τὰ ἄλλα τὰ τοιαῦτα παρασκευάζουσιν, οὐδέ ποτ᾿ ἔνδον παριοῦσιν

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

  • CIL 08, 12000

    Unknown
    Deo Herculi / Q(uintus) Magnius Eutyches / eq(ues) [R(omanus)] aram cum orna/mentis et signis suis / fecit idemq(ue) dedica/vit cum suis

    Text Category: Inscription
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Vazi Sarra

  • CIL 08, 00775 = CIL 08, 12235

    Unknown
    Pro salute Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) L(uci) Ael[i] / Aureli Commod[i Aug(usti) Pi]i Felic(is) / [et pro gene]re eius aram omnibus o[rnamentis per]/fectam BA[3]DI[

    Text Category: Inscription
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Apsia Maius

  • CIL 06, 00746 (p 3757) = D 04202

    Unknown
    Ara posita asstante sacerdote Se/creusina Secundo ut voverant Ma/ximus et Maximinus fili(i) Imp(eratore) Comm/odo Aug(usto) Pio Felice IIII et Victorino II co(n)s(ulibus) / Soli In<v=B>icto Mit(h)r(a)e / M(arcus) Ulp(ius) Maximus prae/positus tabellari/orum aram cum / suis ornamentis / et <v=B>ela domini / insi<g=C>nia habentes / n(umero) IIII / ut voverat d(onum) d(edit)

    Text Category: Inscription: base
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 183
    Location: Latium: Rome

  • CIL 02, 03286 (p 949) = CILA-03-01, 00117

    Unknown
    / L[3]MI / vixit annis LXX[I] / mensibus V die[b(us)] / XII Aurel(ius) Priscu[s] / patri pientissimo [et] / Valeria Quintill[a] / coniunx et Aurel[i] / Sozimus et Onysia/nus liberti aram / cum suis ornamen/tis posuerunt / hic s(itus) e(st) s(it) t(ibi) t(erra) l(evis

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Location: Hispania citerior: Castulo

  • Life of Demosthenes 27.6

    Plutarch
    εἰωθότες γὰρ ἐν τῇ θυσίᾳ τοῦ Διὸς τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἀργύριον τελεῖν τοῖς κατασκευάζουσι καί κοσμοῦσι τὸν βωμόν, ἐκείνῳ τότε ταῦτα ποιῆσαι καί παρασχεῖν πεντήκοντα ταλάντων ἐξέδωκαν, ὅσον ἦν τίμημα τῆς καταδίκης.

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

  • On the Judaean War 7.428

    Flavius Josephus
    τοῦ βωμοῦ δὲ τὴν κατασκευὴν πρὸς τὸν οἰκεῖον ἐξεμιμήσατο καὶ τοῖς ἀναθήμασιν ὁμοίως ἐκόσμησεν χωρὶς τῆς περὶ τὴν λυχνίαν κατασκευῆς

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

  • MAMA VI 240

    Unknown
    Αὐρ. Πολυνεί[κης] [Πολυνεί]κους ἱερεὺς τὸν βωμὸν σὺν [πᾶσι] [τοῖς περιφ]ερομένοις κίοσι καὶ κόσ[μ]ῳ [ἐκ τῶν ἰδ]ίων ἐπύησεν.

    Text Category: Inscription: dedication
    Location: Phrygia: Akmonia

  • MAMA IX List 180,P59

    Unknown
    Μένανδρος [․․․․]ου ἱερεὺς τὸ βῆμα καὶ τοὺς κείονας σὺν τῷ κόσμῳ παρὰ ἑαυτοῦ.

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 185
    Location: Phrygia: Aizanitis

  • Ephesos 766

    Gaius Vibius Salutaris
    ἀπεικονίσματα [θ]εῶν πάντω<ν> τῶν ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις ἀ̣[να]- [γ]ορευομένων ὑπὸ τοῦ ἱεροκήρυκος ἀργύ- ρεα ποικίλῃ χρυσ[ώσ]ε̣ι κατεσκεύασεν, ἐξ ὧν κεχαρισμένος ἦν ἀργυρίων ταῖς ἓξ Ἐφεσί̣- ων φυλαῖς εἰς κλήρους, καὶ τῶν νεοποιῶ[ν] μ̣ετατεθειμένων κατὰ τὸ ψήφισμα [τῆς] [φ]ιλοσεβάστου βουλῆς κ[αὶ] τοῦ νεω[κό]- [ρ]ου δήμου, σὺν τοῖς εἴκοσι β̣[ω]μοῖ[ς καὶ] τ̣ῷ λοιπῷ παντὶ κόσμῳ ἐκ τῶν ἰδί[ων] εἰς τὸ πρόσλοιπον.

    Text Category: Inscription: dedication
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 107-110
    Location: Ionia: Ephesos

  • Ephesos 765

    Gaius Vibius Salutaris
    ἀπεικονίσματα [θ]εῶν πάντω<ν> τῶν ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις ἀ̣[να]- [γ]ορευομένων ὑπὸ τοῦ ἱεροκήρυκος ἀργύ- ρεα ποικίλῃ χρυσ[ώσ]ε̣ι κατεσκεύασεν, ἐξ ὧν κεχαρισμένος ἦν ἀργυρίων ταῖς ἓξ Ἐφεσί̣- ων φυλαῖς εἰς κλήρους, καὶ τῶν νεοποιῶ[ν] μ̣ετατεθειμένων κατὰ τὸ ψήφισμα [τῆς] [φ]ιλοσεβάστου βουλῆς κ[αὶ] τοῦ νεω[κό]- [ρ]ου δήμου, σὺν τοῖς εἴκοσι β̣[ω]μοῖ[ς καὶ] τ̣ῷ λοιπῷ παντὶ κόσμῳ ἐκ τῶν ἰδί[ων] εἰς τὸ πρόσλοιπον.

    Text Category: Inscription: dedication
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 107-110
    Location: Ionia: Ephesos