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Division III Section A Part 4
This inscription and the date of the governorship of Fronto were assigned by
Waddington to the early part of the second century on account of the form Ω; so
also Prosop. 11, p. 88, no. 325. However, the name of Fl(avius) Julius Fronto, Leg.
Aug. pro pr., occurs on milestones of Commodus (of 181 a. d.), found on the road
from Bosra to 'Amman by P. Germer-Durand; see Bull. Arch, du Com. des Trav.
hist, et scient. 1904, p. 13 f., nos. 15, 20, 37, 39, 41, 43. It seems highly probable
that this legate is to be identified with the Fronto of this inscription, and that the
date of the inscription is accordingly to be set in the early part of the principate of
Commodus; so also Briinnow, P.A. in, p. 290.
The worship of Ζευς ’Επικάρπιος, which seems to have been wide-spread in Asia
Minor, is attested for Arabia also by this inscription and a stone from Djerash, I.G.R.
m 1367.
Sabinus the πρόεδρος is mentioned in no. 569, and probably also- in an inscription
from cUyun (Wad. 198412), restored by Waddington: Σα[β]ίνος ’Α[αρειλίου] βοιίλευ ~~ος
[y.ai πρόεδρος] πόλεως Βό[στρας]. The title πρόεδρος is found also in another inscription
from Bosra, Clermont-Ganneau, R.A.O. 1 (1888), p. 1.6 = I.G.R. in 1321, a dedication
made by the city, [π]ροε(δ')ρ(ε')υοντ(ος') ’ΐουλ(ίου) Μαρκιαν(οΰ). The term is used in decrees
of the βουλύ of Palmyra in 137 a. d. (I.G.R. in 1056 = Ditt. I.S.O.G. 629) and of
the βουλή of Tyre in 174 a. d. (I.G. xiv 830 = I.G.R. 1 421) to denote the presiding
officer of the body, and the same significance is probably to be attributed to it in the
inscriptions from Bosra and the other cities of this region. The office existed at Djerash
also, see R.B. vm (1899), p. 5 =z Ditt. I.S.O.G. 621, mi τ]ης «φχζίς ’Απολλωνίο[υ ’Αρισ]-
τιωνος προέδρου; and πρόεδρος and προεδρία are found on stones from Kanawat (C.I.G.
4614 — Wad. 2341), Der'a (Ditt. I.S.O.G. 614 and 615), and Shehba (Wad. 2072 =
A. A.B.S. hi 395).
The presence of the word συνάρχοντες in this inscription seems to indicate that this
office was held not by one individual but by a board, and this is confirmed by no. 569,
where, if our reading is correct, the συναρχοντες of Sabinus are four in number. The
board, then, consisted of at least five members. Similarly, boards of πρόεό'ροι existed
in the cities of Asia Minor in the Hellenistic period, acting not only as presidents of
the βουλή, but occasionally as commissions empowered to act for that body in such
matters as the conferring of honors; see Wad. 13612 = Ditt. Sylll 329 (Ephesus) and
B. C.H. xxvii (1903), p. 394 = Ditt. I.S.O.G. 773 (Ios).
The fact that a single πρόεδρος is mentioned in the decrees from Palmyra and
especially Tyre (εφηιαερ(οΰ)ντος Γ. Ουαλεριου Καλλικρατους, Παυσανιου, προέδρου) seems to
indicate that one member of the board actually performed the functions of president
for the time being. Unfortunately, it cannot be determined whether this office was
held by the several members in rotation, or whether one member was chosen to act
as a sort of chairman of the board, as at Athens in the fourth century, where one of
the nine προεδ'ροι was chosen to act as επιστάτης for the day during which the board
held office; see Aristot. Ath. Pol. 44 and Gilbert, Staatsalt. i3, p. 305 f.
572. Fragments. Found in the “Basilica” in the northeastern part of the city.
The fragments are built into the wall which was constructed in order to close up the
large arch at the west end of the building. No measurements could be taken. Copied
by Mr. Butler.
Division III Section A Part 4
This inscription and the date of the governorship of Fronto were assigned by
Waddington to the early part of the second century on account of the form Ω; so
also Prosop. 11, p. 88, no. 325. However, the name of Fl(avius) Julius Fronto, Leg.
Aug. pro pr., occurs on milestones of Commodus (of 181 a. d.), found on the road
from Bosra to 'Amman by P. Germer-Durand; see Bull. Arch, du Com. des Trav.
hist, et scient. 1904, p. 13 f., nos. 15, 20, 37, 39, 41, 43. It seems highly probable
that this legate is to be identified with the Fronto of this inscription, and that the
date of the inscription is accordingly to be set in the early part of the principate of
Commodus; so also Briinnow, P.A. in, p. 290.
The worship of Ζευς ’Επικάρπιος, which seems to have been wide-spread in Asia
Minor, is attested for Arabia also by this inscription and a stone from Djerash, I.G.R.
m 1367.
Sabinus the πρόεδρος is mentioned in no. 569, and probably also- in an inscription
from cUyun (Wad. 198412), restored by Waddington: Σα[β]ίνος ’Α[αρειλίου] βοιίλευ ~~ος
[y.ai πρόεδρος] πόλεως Βό[στρας]. The title πρόεδρος is found also in another inscription
from Bosra, Clermont-Ganneau, R.A.O. 1 (1888), p. 1.6 = I.G.R. in 1321, a dedication
made by the city, [π]ροε(δ')ρ(ε')υοντ(ος') ’ΐουλ(ίου) Μαρκιαν(οΰ). The term is used in decrees
of the βουλύ of Palmyra in 137 a. d. (I.G.R. in 1056 = Ditt. I.S.O.G. 629) and of
the βουλή of Tyre in 174 a. d. (I.G. xiv 830 = I.G.R. 1 421) to denote the presiding
officer of the body, and the same significance is probably to be attributed to it in the
inscriptions from Bosra and the other cities of this region. The office existed at Djerash
also, see R.B. vm (1899), p. 5 =z Ditt. I.S.O.G. 621, mi τ]ης «φχζίς ’Απολλωνίο[υ ’Αρισ]-
τιωνος προέδρου; and πρόεδρος and προεδρία are found on stones from Kanawat (C.I.G.
4614 — Wad. 2341), Der'a (Ditt. I.S.O.G. 614 and 615), and Shehba (Wad. 2072 =
A. A.B.S. hi 395).
The presence of the word συνάρχοντες in this inscription seems to indicate that this
office was held not by one individual but by a board, and this is confirmed by no. 569,
where, if our reading is correct, the συναρχοντες of Sabinus are four in number. The
board, then, consisted of at least five members. Similarly, boards of πρόεό'ροι existed
in the cities of Asia Minor in the Hellenistic period, acting not only as presidents of
the βουλή, but occasionally as commissions empowered to act for that body in such
matters as the conferring of honors; see Wad. 13612 = Ditt. Sylll 329 (Ephesus) and
B. C.H. xxvii (1903), p. 394 = Ditt. I.S.O.G. 773 (Ios).
The fact that a single πρόεδρος is mentioned in the decrees from Palmyra and
especially Tyre (εφηιαερ(οΰ)ντος Γ. Ουαλεριου Καλλικρατους, Παυσανιου, προέδρου) seems to
indicate that one member of the board actually performed the functions of president
for the time being. Unfortunately, it cannot be determined whether this office was
held by the several members in rotation, or whether one member was chosen to act
as a sort of chairman of the board, as at Athens in the fourth century, where one of
the nine προεδ'ροι was chosen to act as επιστάτης for the day during which the board
held office; see Aristot. Ath. Pol. 44 and Gilbert, Staatsalt. i3, p. 305 f.
572. Fragments. Found in the “Basilica” in the northeastern part of the city.
The fragments are built into the wall which was constructed in order to close up the
large arch at the west end of the building. No measurements could be taken. Copied
by Mr. Butler.