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ROMAN PERSONAL NAMES IN ACHAIA
270. [-ca. 4-IUS [- ca. 4- -]S
ILGR 56 (AnnÉpigr 1979 [1982] 171, no. 568); *Rizakis, Achaïe II, no. 8 [2nd c. A.D. (?)].
Patrai; a marble altar, damaged on its upper part, with a dedication to Asclepius by the person
who was at that moment proconsul of Achaia:
[-ca. 5-]us I [-ca. 4-]s legatus I [pr]o pr(aetore) et proco(n)s(ul) I 4 prov(inciae) Ach(aiae)
Aelsculapio v(otum) s(olvit).
legatus [pr]o pr(aetore) et proco(n)s(ul) prov(inciae) Ach(aiae)
Remarks: For the person cf. Thomasson, 24: 84 (200); Rizakis, loc. cit., identifies him with the
unknown consul attested in a fragmentary inscription from Epidauros (CIL III
7267=715 963), dated in the time of Claudius.
APPENDIX: LAMPS
271. ΒΕΡΗΙΟΣ
Petropoulos, 114 and 166 nos M6-M8, pi. 33, 35, 64, 69 [1st half of 3rd c. A.D.].
Patrai; three lamps with a relief decoration representing vine branches.
Remarks: According to Petropoulos, 114 his name is a Greek transcription of Verus or Verius;
272. ΚΡΗΣΚΕΝΣ
the second one seems more probable.
Petropoulos, 115-116 and 161-162 nos B101-B106, pi. 24, 28, 29, 30, 63 [end of lst/beginning
of 2nd c. A.D.].
Patrai; three lamps and three bases of lamps decorated with a floral or geometrical decoration
and identified as products of workshop B.
Remarks: For a different date proposed for the lampmaker and other products of him found
abroad see Petropoulos, 115-116. His name is the Greek transcription of Crescens.
273. ΑΟΥΚΙΟΣ
Petropoulos, 116-117 and 162 no. B107, pi. 29, 30, 58, 63; 170 nos. 133-138, pi. 37, 66 [end
1st c. /end 2nd c. A.D.].
Patrai; one lamp from workshop Β and six from the lychnomanteion. Most of them bear a
floral decoration and one a relief scene representing gladiators.
Remarks: Many of his lamps have been found abroad, which demonstrates the popularity of
these products (Petropoulos, 116-117).
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