I. Napoli I 44

Item

Text Category
Inscription: decree
Century Range
Precise Date or Date Range
194
Location of Display
Campania: Neapolis
Reference
I. Napoli I 44
Quotation
μεγαλοψύχωι ∙ χρη-  σάμενος ∙ λίθοις ποικίλοις τοῖς ἀρίστοις ∙ καὶ σπανιωτάτοις πολυτελείᾳ  κατασκευῆς ἐκόσμησεν τὸν οἶκον καὶ τὴν ὀροφὴν ∙ ἐποίησε χρυσοῦ ∙ μη-  δέν τι δαπάνης χρημάτων … καὶ κεχαλκολογηκότων ἐν τῇ φρατρίᾳ προῖκα,  ὡς μὴ μόνον κεκοσμῆσθαι... χρὴ δὲ ὑμᾶς ἄνδρες ἀγαθοὶ καὶ φράτορες ἐμοί, μὴ ταῦτα | μόνον ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἔχειν τὴν φρατρίαν καὶ τὸν εἰς ταύτην κόσ||μον καὶ τὴν πολυτέλειαν, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἕτερα ὑμᾶς ἐλπίζειν παρ’ ἐμοῦ
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building
Object/ Person Ornamented
A hall/ oikos for the Brotherhood, which ornaments the Brotherhood itself
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Mosaic
Visual Work: Material: Stone
Architecture: Architectural Feature
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Gold
Medium/a Ornamenting
Multi-coloured, rare stones as a mosaic, and a ceiling decorated with gold
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Munatius Hilarianus
Bibliography
Bresson 2013
Fishwick 1989
Maiuri 1913
Item Identifier
A00744
Determination
Derived directly from text