III 260. Chersonesos.Epitaph of Hero[---], 2nd half of III - early II century B.C.E.
Monument
Type
Stele.
Material
Marble.
Dimensions (cm)
H.6.5, W.7.0, Th.3.0.
Additional description
Broken on the right. The epigraphic field is framed by relief border.
Place of Origin
Chersonesos.
Find place
Sevastopol (Chersonesos).
Find context
Southeast sector of the citadel of Chersonesos, outside Curtain Walls 17 and 19 of the fortification wall.
Find circumstances
Found in 1900, excavations of K.K. Kostsyushko-Valyuzhinich НА НЗХТ, д. 9, л. 18, № 195; д. 29, л. 6, № 195)
Modern location
Sevastopol.
Institution and inventory
National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 4775.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Evenly carved letters with distinct flaring of the ends of letterstrokes.
Letterheights (cm)
1.5
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
2nd half of III - early II century B.C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
Latyshev1902, 64, № 3; IOSPE I2 477.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/><seg part="I">Ἡρο</seg><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="2"/><seg part="I">Ἡρω</seg><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>.
</ab>
</div>Apparatus criticus
Translation
Hero[---]... Hero[---].
Images
© 2017 Igor Makarov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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