Newton, Charles T. [Hrsg.]; Pullan, Richard P. [Hrsg.]: A history of discoveries at Halicarnassus, Cnidus and Branchidae (Band 2, Teil 2) (London, 1863)

GREEK INSCRIPTIONS. G97

that Paulus Fabius Maximus, when proconsul of
Asia, instituted the custom of celebrating the
birthday of Augustus. This inscription must
relate to the birthday of some other emperor, as
is shown by the words vfa i-ru. KaXavScov Azx[=;x-
(if>l(uv~\, 1. 7 of It. I have not been able to identify
this with the date of any emperor's birthday; but
from the form of the letters, the inscription is
probably of the Augustan age.

(a) 1. 1. Compare the opening of the decree in
honour of the birthday of Augustus, No. 8057 : —

ktoosjev roig sm njj Atrictg bjl^r^iv.....s~zior, rt

7roLvTa oiara^ao~a tov fiiov yfjuaiv Tlpovoia tTKOwr\v
el<rEvevxa[x.zvi) xa\ $<XoriJttiay to reXijoTaTov no /3«o
r>i;x'it 1x7,(7iv evevxapUvr; rlv Xefiourrov. The Ilalicar-
nassian decree probably commenced in like manner:
"ESolfe* ro7g s~) rrjg 'A<r/a$..... We may, there-
fore, calculate that about two lines are broken
away at the top.

1. 3. svsvxa[/.ivrj. It will be seen that this word
occurs in a similar sense in the passage from
No. 3957, just quoted.

I. 6. oo r] 7j-prjyo<a. This word is also used in
No. 3957, but in the sense of Divine not Imperial
Providence.

{It) 1. 2, 3. These t wo lines have been restored from
the analogy of lines 10, 11, in the decree already
referred to (0. I. 3902/;). The rifteros rr]g TVVxr,<
xa.) t[_ou "Sefiao-ToO] was, doubtless, at llalieaniassus.
In the inscription No. 3902&, copies of the decree
are ordered to be set up on stela1 in the Csesarea
or temples of Augustus in the different cities.

{It) 1. 1. Valrjj 'IouX/oo M . . . . This must be the
name of the 'Ap^iepevg. He may have been called

II. 3 A