AArchSyr 23.1973.40,1

Item

Text Category
Century Range
Precise Date or Date Range
116-117
Location of Display
Reference
AArchSyr 23.1973.40,1
Quotation
ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων ἀγοράσας τὸν τόπον, τάς τε θερμὰς καὶ τὴν ἐν ταύταις βασιλικὴν καὶ τὴν πρὸ τούτων στοὰν σὺν τῷ ἐνόντι παντὶ κόσμῳ καὶ χαλκουργήματι κτίσας τῇ πατρίδι ἀνέθηκεν
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building: Civic Building
Architecture: Architectural Element
Object/ Person Ornamented
Basilica and baths, and a stoa in front
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Visual Work: Sculpture: Relief
Visual Work: Material: Bronze
Visual Work: Mosaic
Visual Work: Painting
Medium/a Ornamenting
Various unspecified ornament - probably the architectural components themselves, sculptures, paintings, and mosaics - as well as bronze sculptures of the founders of the city. Regarding the bronze sculptures, they are picked out for emphasis but arguably included within the category of ornament by hendiadys, particularly if we read “kai” in the sense of “even”
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Lucius Julius Gainius Fabius Agrippa
Notes
dedication
Item Identifier
A00706
Determination
Derived directly from text