SEG 32.254 Aemilius Juncus(?) honours Hadrian

Aemilius Juncus(?) honours Hadrian

SEG 32.254 Date: ca. 128-138 AD

(This statue of) Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian [Augustus] Olympios (was erected by) Aemilius [Junc]us

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SEG 32.254 (Translated text) (PHI)

Højte, Statue Bases 202

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Base

Inscription type: Statue base (private)

a - Findspot: Athens (EM 4032)
b - Findspot: Athens (EM 4060)
c - Findspot: Athens (EM 3966)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This is one of over fifty statue bases for the Emperor Hadrian (r. 117-138 AD) attested from Athens. The epithet "Olympios" indicates a date after 128/9 AD, probably at or after the consecration of the Temple of Olympian Zeus in 132 AD (see IG II² 3290 with notes). A square dowel-hole is preserved on top of the base. On Hadrian and his relationship with Athens, see IG II² 5185 with notes.

The dedicant is probably Lucius Aemilius Juncus, a Roman senator who probably received Athenian citizenship (D. Peppas-Delmouzou, Arch. Delt. 25, 1970, A 193-194, no. 2 = SEG 32.254). He was consul in 127 AD, governor of Achaia ca. 132-135 AD, and appears to have issued a judgement about an Athenian sanctuary in 140/1 AD (IG II² 3194). He married an Athenian, Varia Archelais, the daughter of the head of the Platonic Academy (Agora XVIII 401). Her funerary inscription is extant (SEG 23.120), as is a dedication by her daughter (IG II³ 4, 835). Fragments of a philosophical work by him, On Old Age survive (Stobaeus 1026-1031, 1049-1052, 1060-1065, 1107-1109, cf. J. H. Oliver, AJA 98, 1977, 168-175). Cf. Byrne, Roman Citizens of Athens, 2003, 44-45.

Added: 17 Aug 2024
Updated: 17 Aug 2024
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