SEG 34.185 Dedication (?) to Septimius Severus, Caracalla, and Geta

Dedication (?) to Septimius Severus, Caracalla, and Geta

SEG 34.185 Date: 197-210 AD

For good fortune, [for the victory and health] of the most divine Emperors, [the Saviour Lucius] Septimius [Severus Pius] Pertinax [Augustus and Marcus] Aurelius [Antoninus . . . ]⟦ . . . ⟧ . . . ⟦ . . . ⟧^[1]

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References:

SEG 34.185 (Translated text) (PHI)

IG II² 3414 (PHI)

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Plaque

Inscription type: Dedication (emperors)?

Fr. a - Findspot: Acropolis, under stairs of Athena Nike Temple (EM 9569)
Fr. b - Findspot: Acropolis, under stairs of Athena Nike Temple (Lost)
Fr. c - Findspot: Acropolis, under stairs of Athena Nike Temple (EM 9570)
Fr. d - Findspot: Acropolis, under stairs of Athena Nike Temple (EM 9571)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This plaque honours Septimius Severus and Antoninus "Caracalla" who were co-emperors from 197 to 210 AD. The erasure in ll 7-8 probably contained the name of Caracalla's younger brother Geta, who was Caesar from 198 until he was promoted to co-emperor in 209. His name was removed following his murder and damnatio memoriae in 211 (see IG II³ 4, 1397 with notes), so we do not know whether this inscription dates before or after his promotion. On Athenian statues and dedications connected with the Severan dynasty, see SEG 34.184.

Added: 28 Jul 2023
Updated: 26 May 2024
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