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III 68 ]). The Greek Stadium was like an elongated theatre, with seats
round three sides, and the fourth a straight wall, while the later Stadium
was like an elongated amphitheatre, with seats round all four sides. The
term is misrepresented in CIG 3936 ; and the false text is ordinarily
quoted as a proof that an amphitheatre was often built as an addition to
a theatre (e.g. in Smith's Did,. A/ifiq. ed. Ill s.v. Stadium). Tation
having died was specially honoured (veav tjpwiba) by Senate and People:
the term implies a public cultus, which was paid for of course by her
family, not by the state. The date of this inscription is early in the
second century, as is shown by the following, which can be properly
restored from our corrected text in the present case.

4. Published CIG 3935 from many varying copies. In the end of a
I follow Smith against Chandler, whose copy is preferred in CIG 2. Avto-
Kpjdjropi] Ttrcp Kaicrapi 2e/3a<rr(o Ovio-nao-iavy, v-ara> to (', avTOKparopos
deov Ovtcrnacriavov via, Kal tw A?7p.<i>, NetKocrrparos Avklov tov NeiKoorpdroi;
to [cr]7-[dSicw ap.(pi]dtaTpov XevKokidov e/c tS>v ihioov avt6r)K£V ra TrpocrAei-
yjravTa tov epyov Te\eia>o-avTos NeiKoorpdrou tov K\r]povop.ov clvtov' mOie-
pdcravTos MdpKov OvA.tt(ov Tpmavov tov av6vTra.Tov3. The date is the
latter part of 79 A.D.

From this and the preceding inscr., we may restore the stemma of
this distinguished family. Neikostratos the builder of the stadion died
shortly before it was completed. His heir Neikostratos was probably
his nephew; for, if he had been his son, the relationship would have
been mentioned in place of the term ' heir.''

Neikostratos

I

Lykios

I I

Perikles Neikostratos

Neikostratos

I
Tation

died about j8 a.d.

1 'A/i<£i0f'arpor as an adjective is quoted 69 or 70, legatus Augusti of Syria in
only twice in Stephanus. the year 76-7 (and naturally for two

2 Chandler's veuTepos is evidently a years after), proconsul of Asia 79-80,
conjecture of his own: Smith's TOYT died later than Pliny's Paneg. 100,
is more trustworthy (CIG does not quote deified between 112 and 114. Wadd.
his text correctly), as he gives what he puts his consulship 70 or 71, Liebenam
saw without trying to make it intel- in 69 definitely, on ground solely of
ligible. his proconsulate in 79-80, but the in-

3 M. Ulpius Traianus, father of the terval under Vespasian was nine years
emperor Trajan, was praetor not later (Wadd. Fastes p. 13).

than 65, consul suffectus probably in