IGII2 3786 Statue base for Julius Nikanor the New Homer and New Themistokles

Statue base for Julius Nikanor the New Homer and New Themistokles

IG II² 3786 Date: 9 BC – ca. 75 AD, probably 40s AD

The Areopagos Council and the Council of the Six Hundred and the People of the Athenians (erected this statue of) Julius Nikanor (5)⟦New Homer and⟧ ⟦New Themistokles⟧.^[1]

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IG II² 3786 (Translated text) (PHI)

Schmalz 199

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Base

Inscription type: Statue base

Findspot: Acropolis

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. As in most other inscriptions mentioning him, the extravagant titles have been erased.

Added: 20 May 2023
Updated: 25 Mar 2024
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