Research Article

A New Milestone from Cibyra

Volume: 26 November 12, 2023
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A New Milestone from Cibyra

Abstract

The article discussed here deals with a milestone whose location is unknown, but which is understood to have been erected 1.5 km away from the city center of Cibyra, based on the two inscriptions it bears. The milestone in question has two inscriptions indicating two different uses. Both inscriptions are written in Ancient Greek. While the first inscription dates to the Severan Period (AD 198-209), the latter belongs to the period of First Tetrarchy (AD 293-305). Both inscriptions give the city of Cibyra as caput viae and record the same distance. Thus, it is determined that the same milestone is reused after ca. hundred years. In the article, the routes related to Cibyra and the milestones that give Cibyra as caput viae are also discussed. In both uses, the milestone in question refers to repair and regulation works. This situation can be associated with the eastern campaigns during the Severan Period and the reconstruction efforts carried out during the Diocletianic Era.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Latin and Classical Greek Languages , Classical Greek and Roman History

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 12, 2023

Submission Date

October 9, 2023

Acceptance Date

October 23, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 26

APA
Arslan, M., Özüdoğru, Ş., & Tüner Önen, N. (2023). A New Milestone from Cibyra. Gephyra, 26, 227-236. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1373636
AMA
1.Arslan M, Özüdoğru Ş, Tüner Önen N. A New Milestone from Cibyra. GEPHYRA. 2023;26:227-236. doi:10.37095/gephyra.1373636
Chicago
Arslan, Murat, Şükrü Özüdoğru, and Nihal Tüner Önen. 2023. “A New Milestone from Cibyra”. Gephyra 26 (November): 227-36. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1373636.
EndNote
Arslan M, Özüdoğru Ş, Tüner Önen N (November 1, 2023) A New Milestone from Cibyra. Gephyra 26 227–236.
IEEE
[1]M. Arslan, Ş. Özüdoğru, and N. Tüner Önen, “A New Milestone from Cibyra”, GEPHYRA, vol. 26, pp. 227–236, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.37095/gephyra.1373636.
ISNAD
Arslan, Murat - Özüdoğru, Şükrü - Tüner Önen, Nihal. “A New Milestone from Cibyra”. Gephyra 26 (November 1, 2023): 227-236. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1373636.
JAMA
1.Arslan M, Özüdoğru Ş, Tüner Önen N. A New Milestone from Cibyra. GEPHYRA. 2023;26:227–236.
MLA
Arslan, Murat, et al. “A New Milestone from Cibyra”. Gephyra, vol. 26, Nov. 2023, pp. 227-36, doi:10.37095/gephyra.1373636.
Vancouver
1.Murat Arslan, Şükrü Özüdoğru, Nihal Tüner Önen. A New Milestone from Cibyra. GEPHYRA. 2023 Nov. 1;26:227-36. doi:10.37095/gephyra.1373636

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