Abstract
This article presents a new milestone from eastern
Bithynia, found near the centre of Bolu (Klaudiupolis) in the district of
Paşaköy. Dating from the period of Emperor Caracalla (A.D. 211–218), the
inscription contains the ad fines expression, used in Asia Minor, especially in
Bithynia. The meaning of ad fines has been discussed by scholars for the last
hunderd years or so. After an overview of the various interpretations of the ad
fines-formula I propose a possible solution concerning the use of the
expression in Bithynia. This new milestone reads as follows: “With good fortune.
To Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Augustus, pater patriae, Parthicus
Maximus, Britannicus, from Bithnion Hadriana towards the border ---.”