IGII2 3788 Statue base for Julius Nikanor the New Homer and New Themistokles

Statue base for Julius Nikanor the New Homer and New Themistokles

IG II² 3788 Date: 9 BC – ca. 75 AD, probably 40s AD

The Areopagos Council and the Council of the [600] and the [People] of the Athenians (erected this statue of) Julius Nikanor New Homer and New Themistokles.^[1]

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IG II² 3788 (Translated text) (PHI)

Schmalz 201

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Base

Inscription type: Statue base (Areopagos, Council, and People)

Findspot: Piraeus (EM 10417)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This is one of a series of statue bases for the first-century AD benefactor, Julius Nikanor “the New Homer and New Themistokles.” On him and the date, see IG II² 1069. Unusually, his extravagant titles have not been erased.

Added: 20 May 2023
Updated: 27 Jun 2024
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