Research Article

The Mosaic Inscriptions of the Cibyran Odeion

Number: 13 November 2, 2020
  • Elif Alten Güler *
  • Düzgün Tarkan
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The Mosaic Inscriptions of the Cibyran Odeion

Abstract

The aim of this article is to introduce three mosaic inscriptions and an inscription fragment of a pedestal, unearthed during the excavations carried out in the stoa in front of the Olmpeion odeion between 2011 and 2014 in Cibyra. As it is understood from the inscriptions, the mosaic floor, approx. 550 m2, in front of the monumental entrance of the odeion in a north-south direction was decorated in mosaic flooring by Aurelius Sopatrus and Claudius Theodorus, sons of Epancrates from one of the leading families of the city. It was carried out chronologically between 249-254 AD (according to the Cibyran era, 226-231). The first inscription includes the philanthropists promise to adorn the floor with mosaic in front of the odeion (249 AD); The second is to start the mosaic flooring in the same year. The last is to fulfill the promise completing the mosaic floor in front of the odeion (254 AD). Through the inscriptions, it is understood that the Cibyran odeion was called “Olympeion”. Other than this, new persons relating to the provincial priesthood of Asia are documented. Finally, a fragment of an honorary inscription is introduced which is thought to have been used for typogenic material dating to 243/252 AD.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Elif Alten Güler * This is me
0000-0001-7666-7141
Türkiye

Düzgün Tarkan This is me
0000-0001-8595-8776
Türkiye

Publication Date

November 2, 2020

Submission Date

June 24, 2020

Acceptance Date

August 9, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Number: 13

APA
Alten Güler, E., & Tarkan, D. (2020). The Mosaic Inscriptions of the Cibyran Odeion. Journal of Mosaic Research, 13, 73-84. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.782137
AMA
1.Alten Güler E, Tarkan D. The Mosaic Inscriptions of the Cibyran Odeion. JMR. 2020;(13):73-84. doi:10.26658/jmr.782137
Chicago
Alten Güler, Elif, and Düzgün Tarkan. 2020. “The Mosaic Inscriptions of the Cibyran Odeion”. Journal of Mosaic Research, nos. 13: 73-84. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.782137.
EndNote
Alten Güler E, Tarkan D (November 1, 2020) The Mosaic Inscriptions of the Cibyran Odeion. Journal of Mosaic Research 13 73–84.
IEEE
[1]E. Alten Güler and D. Tarkan, “The Mosaic Inscriptions of the Cibyran Odeion”, JMR, no. 13, pp. 73–84, Nov. 2020, doi: 10.26658/jmr.782137.
ISNAD
Alten Güler, Elif - Tarkan, Düzgün. “The Mosaic Inscriptions of the Cibyran Odeion”. Journal of Mosaic Research. 13 (November 1, 2020): 73-84. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.782137.
JAMA
1.Alten Güler E, Tarkan D. The Mosaic Inscriptions of the Cibyran Odeion. JMR. 2020;:73–84.
MLA
Alten Güler, Elif, and Düzgün Tarkan. “The Mosaic Inscriptions of the Cibyran Odeion”. Journal of Mosaic Research, no. 13, Nov. 2020, pp. 73-84, doi:10.26658/jmr.782137.
Vancouver
1.Elif Alten Güler, Düzgün Tarkan. The Mosaic Inscriptions of the Cibyran Odeion. JMR. 2020 Nov. 1;(13):73-84. doi:10.26658/jmr.782137

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