Relief- Ornamenting - Definite

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  • De architectura, 7.4.4

    Vitruvius
    Ipsi autem politionibus eorum ornatus proprios debent habere ad decoris rationes, uti et ex locis aptas et generum discriminibus non alienas habeant dignitates.

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

  • De architectura, 4.1.7

    Vitruvius
    … cymatiis et encarpis pro crinibus dispositis frontes ornaverunt ...

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

  • 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

  • Against Marcion 22.4

    Tertullian
    Sic et cherubin et seraphin aurea in arcae figuratum exemplum; certe simplex ornamentum.

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

  • Iphigenia in Tauris 632-635

    Euripides
    πολύν τε γάρ σοι κόσμον ἐνθήσω τάφῳ, ξανθῷ τ᾽ ἐλαίῳ σῶμα σὸν κατασβέσω, καὶ τῆς ὀρείας ἀνθεμόρρυτον γάνος ξουθῆς μελίσσης ἐς πυρὰν βαλῶ σέθεν.

    Text Category: Literature: poetry
    Century Range: 5th century BCE
    Date: 414-412
    Location: Athens

  • Historiae Romanae 62.5.6

    Cassius Dio
    καὶ τὸ θέατρον, οὐχ ὅτι ἡ σκηνὴ ἀλλὰ καὶ ἡ περιφέρεια αὐτοῦ πᾶσα ἔνδοθεν ἐκεχρύσωτο, καὶ τἆλλα ὅσα ἐσῄει χρυσῷ ἐκεκόσμητο· ἀφ᾿ οὗ καὶ τὴν ἡμέραν αὐτὴν χρυσῆν ἐπωνόμασαν

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

  • De Iside et Osiride 38

    Plutarch
    τῶν τ᾽ ἄστρων τὸν σείριον Ἴσιδος νομίζουσιν, ὑδραγωγὸν ὄντα. καὶ τὸν λέοντα τιμῶσι καὶ χάσμασι λεοντείοις τὰ τῶν ἱερῶν θυρώματα κοσμοῦσιν, ὅτι πλημμυρεῖ Νεῖλος ἠελίου τὰ πρῶτα συνερχομένοιο λέοντι

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

  • Alexander 72.3

    Plutarch
    τύμβον δὲ καὶ ταφὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸν περὶ ταῦτα κόσμον ἀπὸ μυρίων ταλάντων ἐπιτελέσαι διανοούμενος, ὑπερβαλέσθαι δὲ τῷ φιλοτέχνῳ καὶ περιττῷ τῆς κατασκευῆς τὴν δαπάνην, ἐπόθησε μάλιστα τῶν τεχνιτῶν Στασικράτην, μεγαλουργίαν τινὰ καὶ τόλμαν καὶ κόμπον ἐν ταῖς καινοτομίαις ἐπαγ γελλόμενον.

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

  • IDR-03-02, 00004 = FVSarmiz 00040 = AE 1977, 00667 = AE 1982, 00831 = AE 2006, 01154

    Unknown
    ] / August[alis col(oniae) D]ac(icae) Sarm(izegetusae) / aed[em] ope[re tect]orio et pic/turis item sca[lis sigi]llis et linteis / exornavit it[em can]delabra ae/rea duo colleg[io dedit dedicavit]q[ue]

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 161-192
    Location: Dacia: Sarmizegetusa

  • ICUR-06, 15762

    Unknown
    Haec quicumque vides nimio perfecta labore / desine mirari minus est quam martyr habetur / hic aetate puer rudibus iam victor in annis / tempore sub pauco matura laude triumphans / aspera innocuo maculavit tela cruore / et sitiens tenero suxit sibi sanguine(m) praedo / sic victor superas auras regumque petivit / et nos caelesti placidus de sede revisit / nomine Gordianus Christi quem palma coronat / marmore concludens arcam cineresque beatos / presbyter ornavit renovans Vincentius ultro

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Century Range: 4th century CE
    Date: final quarter
    Location: Latium: Rome

  • ICUR-02, 04749 = ILCV 02907

    Unknown
    Bene merenti Elio Olimpio quiescet in pace obitum fecit / die III Kal(en)d(as) Iulias depositus die Kal(en)d(is) s(upra) s(cripto) cons(ulibus) Antonio / et S<y=>agrio vv(iris) cc(larissimis) cons(ulibus) / itemque bene merenti fili(a)e Eli(a)e Malloni(a)e quiescet / in pace obitum fecit die VIIII Kal(en)d(a)s Decembres deposita / die Kal(en)d(i)s s(upra) s(cripto) cons(ulibus) dd(ominis) nn(ostris) Arcadio III et Honorio II AAuu[gg(ustis)] / cons(ulibus) locum a fundamentibus marmore ab im[o] / adornavit socero et coniugi su(a)e Victor

    Text Category: Inscription: epitaph
    Century Range: 4th century CE
    Date: 394
    Location: Latium: Rome

  • Fano 00007 = AE 1983, 00380 = AE 1999, +00602

    Unknown
    [C(aius) Cupp]ienus C(ai) f(ilius) Pol(lia) / [Terminalis] praef(ectus) coh(ortis) III Bracarum [in Syr(ia) Pal]aes(tina) praef(ectus) fab(rum) archit(ectus) / signum m[armor(eum) ex v(oto) t]estam(ento) fieri / poniq(ue) iuss(it) / nomine suo et O[ctavia]e Pollae uxoris ex HS X / Octavia Cn(aei) f(ilia) Pol[la] acc(epto) loc(o) d(ecreto) d(ecurionum) ex pec(unia) / sua sc<u=O>l(ptis) marmor(ibus) et lacun(aribus) ceteroq(ue) opere adorn(avit)

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 131-170
    Location: Umbria: Pisaurum

  • CIL 14, 02995 = CIL 10, *00733 (p 77*)

    Unknown
    Sex(tus) Pomp[eius 3] / trib(unus) mil(itum) IIvir [3 flamen] / divi Aug(usti) Neronis [Caesaris IIviri quinquennalis] / praefectus testa[mento 3] / Pompeia Mummi[a 3] / [ex qua] summa porticum mar[moribus ornavit] / [3]TRF albario adiecta [3] / [3] quinq(uennali) passu[

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 1st century CE
    Date: 51-54
    Location: Latium: Praeneste

  • CIL 10, 03922 = D 05708

    Unknown
    Satellia M(arci) f(ilia) Anus[3] / apodyterium ad novitatem re[stituit 3] / [3] epistylis ceterisque marmoribus o[rnavit]

    Text Category: Inscription
    Location: Campania: Capua

  • CIL 09, 03677 = D 05684

    Unknown
    Alfia P(ubli) f(ilia) Quart[a balneum] / muliebre a solo [fecit] / eadem lapide va[rio ex]/ornavit labrum aen[eum cum] / foculo sedes posu[it p(ecunia) s(ua)]

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 1st century CE
    Location: Samnium: Marruvium

  • CIL 08, 07994 (p 967, 1879) = ILAlg-02-01, 00040 = D 05647

    Unknown
    [Libe]ralis Iun(ior) et Liberia [filii eius] / [3] adusque concamarationes comp[aginesque] / XIII inluminaverunt easque cancellis marmoreis [3] / [exornav]erunt delphinis binis per vias theatri adiunctis L[3] / [3]um XIIII lapidibus eius per antigrados stratis marmo[reis] / [3 de]xtro[rsu]m podiis marmoreis vias dextra lae[vaque] / [feceru]nt [de]dicaveruntq(ue) l(ocus) d(atus) d(ectreto) d(ecurionum)

    Text Category: Inscription
    Location: Numidia: Rusicade

  • CIL 06, 08498 (p 3459, 3890) = ILCV 03332 = ICUR-06, 17246 (p 300) = D 01738 = ICaRoma 00006 = EAOR-01, 00001 = AE 1999, 00144 = AE 2006, +00150

    Unknown
    Prosenes receptus ad deum V Non(as) [Ma]ias(?) Sa[me in Cephalle]nia(?) Praesente et Extricato II (!) / regrediens in urbe ab expeditionibus / scripsit Ampelius lib(ertus) // M(arco) Aurelio Augg(ustorum) lib(erto) Proseneti / a cubiculo Aug(usti) / proc(uratori) thesaurorum / proc(uratori) patrimoni(i) proc(uratori) / munerum proc(uratori) vinorum / ordinato a divo Commodo / in kastrense patrono piissimo / liberti bene merenti / sarcophagum de suo / adornaverunt

    Text Category: Inscription: funerary
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Date: 217
    Location: Latium: Rome: Via Labicana

  • CIL 05, 02864 = CIL 10, *00596 = D 05406 = AE 2007, +00571 = AE 2007, +00571 = AE 2007, +00571

    Unknown
    M(arcus) Iunius / Sabinus / IIIIvir aedili/ciae potestat/e lege Iulia / municipali / patronus / collegi(i) cen/tonariorum / frontem templi / vervis et hermis / marmoreis pe/cunia sua orna/vit et tuition(e) dedit HS |(mille) |(mille) / n(ummum) CCXXXXII

    Text Category: Inscription: stela
    Century Range: 1st century CE
    Date: 69 # 151 # 193 # See note for complications of dating
    Location: Venetia: Patavium

  • AE 1968, 00593 = IMustis 00019

    Unknown
    Pantheo Aug(usto) sac(rum) pr[o s]alute / Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) M(arci) Aur(eli) Seve(ri) Ale[x]andri Aug(usti) / totiusq(ue) domus eius divinae classis tertia / ex curia Aug(usta) templum vetustate corruptum sum/[ptu suo re]stit[uit et e]x[or]n[avit] ex decreto decurio[n]um

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Date: 222-235
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Mustis

  • CIL 12, 01357 (p 825) = D 02709 = ICalvet 00072 = AE 1992, 01208

    Unknown
    Vasiens(es) Voc(ontiorum) / C(aio) Sappio C(ai) f(ilio) Volt(inia) / Flavo / praefect(o) Iuliensium tribun(o) / militum leg(ionis) XXI Rapacis praef(ecto) / alae Thracum Herculaniae praef(ecto) / ripae fluminis Euphratis / qui HS XII(centena milia) rei publicae Iuliensium / quod ad HS XXXX(milia) us{s}uris perdu/ceretur testamento reliquit idem / HS L(milia) ad porticum ante thermas / marmoribus ornandam legavit

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 1st century CE
    Date: 81-96
    Location: Gallia Narbonensis: Vasio

  • CIL 05, 05878 = D 06735

    Unknown
    C(aio) Petronio Iucu[ndo] / VIvir(o) sen(iori) / Petronia Myrsile patrono / quae HS CCCC leg(avit) possessoribus / vici Bardomag(i) in herm(am) / tuend(am) et rosa quodannis / ornandam

    Text Category: Inscription: herm
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Location: Transpadana: Mediolanum

  • AE 1999, 01835 = AE 2007, 01721

    Unknown
    ] impen[sa 3] / [3]b Spei per sacerdotes et reli[giosos 3] / [3] megaro sarmenta / [3 p]arietem aptandum ex a[3] / [3] IIII fossas ad litus faciend[um 3] / [3 V]olcano supplic(andum) et quae sec[undum cons]uetudin[em faciendum 3] / [3] causa triclas II templis ad[dendum 3] / [3 f]lorib[us 3] / [3 lif]oris(?) exornandas et vigilia[rum causa 3] / [3 s]ecundum consuetudine[m faciendum mos est(?) 3] / [3]ventum / [3 l]itus(?) ab univ[ersis

    Text Category: Inscription
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Carthago

  • AE 1992, 01206

    Unknown
    ]NT[3] / [3] marmor(ibus) ba/lineum [3] exor/nandum [3]ugi(?) / [

    Text Category: Inscription
    Location: Gallia Narbonensis: Vasio

  • ZPE-174-203

    Unknown
    Deae Pla/cidae Ael(ius) / Hercula/nus lapida(rius) / o(rnatus) o(rnamentis) d(ecurionalibus) vo(tum) / p(osuit)

    Text Category: Inscription: votive
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: second half
    Location: Moesia Superior: Ratiaria

  • NDEAmmaedara 00005 = AE 1999, 01781

    Unknown
    [C]oncordiae Aug(ustae) s[acrum] / [3] Quir(ina) Pinarianus Arator C[3] / equo [publico in qu]inque decurias ab Imp(eratore) Hadria[no] adlec[tus] / flam(en) per[p(etuus) ob honor(em) fl(amonii) et IIvir(atus) q(uin)q(uennalis?) inlatis r(ei) p(ublicae) H]S XXX mil(ibus) legitimis aedem marmoribus et aur[eis la]/cunari[bus omniq(ue) cultu ornatam(?) sumptu s]uo fecit ob cuius dedicationem munus gladiatorum et Africanarum biduo d[edit d(ecreto) d(ecurionum)]

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 126-150
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Ammaedara