IGII34 137 Dedication to Apollo Hypo Makrais

Dedication to Apollo Hypo Makrais

IG II³ 4 137 Date: i-ii AD

In myrtle crown:^[1] The king (basileus) L(ucius) Volussius Isaios of Melite^[2] (dedicated this) to Apollo . . .

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References:

IG II³ 4 137 (Translated text) (IG Online)

IG II² 2897 (PHI)

Nulton, Sanctuary 17

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Plaque

Inscription type: Dedication (king (basileus)), Dedication (Apollo Hypo Makrais)

Original location: Cave of Apollo, Acropolis

Findspot: Athens (Dipylon) (EM 9520)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This marble plaque is part of a series of dedications by Athenian archons in the Cave of Apollo on the north face of the Athenian acropolis. For details, see IG II³ 4, 128. [2] Given the rarity of the name Isaios in Athens, he might be Isaios the "Assyrian philosopher" who was one of Hadrian's tutors of rhetoric, or his son of the same name (Pliny Letters 2.3, Juvenal Sat. 3.74, I Eleusis 502 n. 4). Cf. Byrne, Roman Citizens, p. 494.

Added: 26 Jul 2018
Updated: 29 Mar 2024
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