IGII34 673 Dedication to Asklepios by a ransomed prisoner of war

Dedication to Asklepios by a ransomed prisoner of war

IG II³ 4 673 Date: ca. 400 BC

. . . having been saved from the enemies and ransomed, . . . having been freed, he dedicated this.^[1] relief

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IG II³ 4 673 (Translated text) (IG Online)

IG II² 4357 (PHI)

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Relief

Inscription type: Dedication (private, Asklepios)

Findspot: Acropolis south slope (NM 1354)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This is a relief plaque with a dedicatory inscription on the epistyle from the sanctuary of Asklepios on the south slope of the Acropolis (see IG II³ 4, 665 with notes). The relief depicts two men and a woman at left, approaching Hygieia or Epione, who is standing in the centre, and Asklepios enthroned at right. The style of the relief suggests a late fifth century date (LIMC II Asklepios, no. 92). The dedicator thanks Asklepios for preserving him after he was captured in war (which could refer to some event at the end of the Peloponnesian War or during the Corinthian War), which shows that the god’s competencies were considered to extend well beyond the sphere of medicine.

Added: 15 May 2025
Updated: 15 May 2025
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