Epitaph (?)

Bibliography

Oliverio, Taccuini inediti Oliverio, G., Taccuini inediti - see in bibliography X.49, whence SECir Oliverio, G., Pugliese-Carratelli, G., Morelli, D., 1961-1962, Supplemento Epigrafico Cirenaico, Annuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente (ASAA)39-40 (= n.s. 23-24), 219-375 - see in bibliography , 205 (ph.); Robert, Bulletin Épigraphique Robert, J. and L., Bulletin Épigraphique in Revue des Études Grecques (REG)1938-1984 - see in bibliography , 1964.582; Reynolds, 1976 Reynolds, J.M., 1976, The Inscriptions of Apollonia, in R.G. Goodchild, J. Griffiths Pedley, D. White, J.H. Humphrey (eds.), Apollonia, the port of Cyrene: excavations by the University of Michigan, 1965-1967, Libya Antiqua (LibAnt)Suppl. 4, Tripoli, 293-333 - see in bibliography , p. 303, n. 15, whence SEG Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum, Leiden, then Amsterdam, 1923-1971, then 1979- - see in bibliography , 27.1143.

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1 SECir Oliverio, G., Pugliese-Carratelli, G., Morelli, D., 1961-1962, Supplemento Epigrafico Cirenaico, Annuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente (ASAA)39-40 (= n.s. 23-24), 219-375 - see in bibliography  Διονύσ̣[ιος] : Reynolds, 1976 Reynolds, J.M., 1976, The Inscriptions of Apollonia, in R.G. Goodchild, J. Griffiths Pedley, D. White, J.H. Humphrey (eds.), Apollonia, the port of Cyrene: excavations by the University of Michigan, 1965-1967, Libya Antiqua (LibAnt)Suppl. 4, Tripoli, 293-333 - see in bibliography  Διονύσ̣[ιος ---] 

2 Συρακο[σίω] : SECir Oliverio, G., Pugliese-Carratelli, G., Morelli, D., 1961-1962, Supplemento Epigrafico Cirenaico, Annuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente (ASAA)39-40 (= n.s. 23-24), 219-375 - see in bibliography  Συρακό[σιος] : Reynolds, 1976 Reynolds, J.M., 1976, The Inscriptions of Apollonia, in R.G. Goodchild, J. Griffiths Pedley, D. White, J.H. Humphrey (eds.), Apollonia, the port of Cyrene: excavations by the University of Michigan, 1965-1967, Libya Antiqua (LibAnt)Suppl. 4, Tripoli, 293-333 - see in bibliography  Συρακό[σιος] (vac.)

French translation

Dionysios fils de Syrakosios.

English translation

Dionysios son of Syrakosios.

Italian translation

Dionysios figlio di Syrakosios.

Commentary

The only evidence about the provenance is that the photograph is dated 'Apollonia 1929'. From that, Reynolds ( Reynolds, 1976 Reynolds, J.M., 1976, The Inscriptions of Apollonia, in R.G. Goodchild, J. Griffiths Pedley, D. White, J.H. Humphrey (eds.), Apollonia, the port of Cyrene: excavations by the University of Michigan, 1965-1967, Libya Antiqua (LibAnt)Suppl. 4, Tripoli, 293-333 - see in bibliography , p. 303, n. 15) deduced that the stone was found in the East Church, thus on re-use. However, the Italian excavations and restorations of that building date from 1920-21 and there was no systematic work of theirs on the site in the following years. Moreover, the sketchbook of Oliverio registering this stone mentions at least one find of 1925. As the monument type is clearly funerary (so Pugliese Carratelli for SECir Oliverio, G., Pugliese-Carratelli, G., Morelli, D., 1961-1962, Supplemento Epigrafico Cirenaico, Annuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente (ASAA)39-40 (= n.s. 23-24), 219-375 - see in bibliography , 205), it should rather be a chance find from one of the necropoles, namely the Western one, which was at the time being superseded by the new Italian town of Susah.

Both former editors thought that Συρακόσιος was the ethnic. But there seems to be no space available at l. 1 for a father's name and it seems thus more plausible that we have here a personal name, the father's name of Dionysios, who then would be no foreigner. Reynolds' restoration of a father's name at line 1 would produce an abnormally broad stele.

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