165. Epitaph of Theopropius, bishopCharlotte M. Roueché2004
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Description of Monument
'Coarse marble block, with incised tabella
ansata. H. 0.15, W. 0.95' (
MAMA); depth presumably not
measurable.
Description of Text
Inscribed within tabella.
Description of Letters
Clearly cut and angular, very similar to 166; 0.0275-0.0425.
Date
Fifth century or later (lettering).
Edition
Θεοπροπίουἐπισκόπου. ζῇ.
Translation
Tomb ofTheopropius, bishop. He lives.
Commentary
See discussion at IX.35. For
Theopropius see also 166, and List of Bishops:
Theopropius.
Found
Cemeteries: in the wall of the Turkish cemetery.
Original Location
Unknown.
Last Recorded Location
Museum.
History of Recording
Recorded by Gaudin (55); by the MAMA expedition; not
reported subsequently.
Bibliography
Published by Reinach, no. 221, from Gaudin, whence
Grégoire, IGC254bis; by Cormack, from the MAMA
records, MAMA 8, no. 602 and plate 21, whence Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 165, PHI755.