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2.11 SEG XXXVI 587: Funerary Stele with Greek Inscription, Amphipolis, Macedonia (ca. 100 CE) (Fig. 4)
ОглавлениеFigure 4 Funerary stele of Aulus Caprilius Timotheos, ca. 100 CE, Amphipolis: image from J. Roger, “Inscriptions de la région du Strymone,” Revue archéologique, 1945, 24, Figure 8.
Figure 8 House of the Lake, late Hellenistic period, Delos: reproduced by permission from Zarmakoupi 2016, Figure 4.10.
Literature: Finley 1977; Kolendo 1978; Duchêne 1986; Donderer and Spiliopoulou-Donderer 1993; Rizakis 2002; Bodel 2005.
Aulus Caprilius Timotheos, freedman of Aulus, slave trader.
What is the status of the deceased? What is his profession? Do you see any contradiction in these?
What is represented on the reliefs? Are there any connections between the representations and the content of the inscription?
What attitude towards the profession of the deceased is suggested by the combination of word and image on this funerary monument?
