11-01-2013, 08:56 PM
As Duncan writes, you wouldn't be looking for information on Alexandros (Saddington 1996, no. 14) by any chance?
He's Baillet no. 1733 = AE 2002, 1603. Again, following Duncan (
) it isn't in Manfred Clauss' database because its in Greek:
Ἀλέξανδρος, ἔπαρχος κάστρων Θηβῶν, ἶδον καὶ ἐθαύμασα·/ καὶ ὧδε ὁ τούτου νοτάριος Ἰσὰκ Ἀλεξανδρεὺς ὑπερ/εθαύμασα θιότατον {θειότατον} ἔργον
Translation by Speidel (1982): Alexander, prefect of the camp (praefectus castrorum) at Thebes, saw and admired, and here his secretary Isaac from Alexandria admired above all the most divine work
There are a couple of modern discussions of this inscription, but I'd forget Baillet and start with the most recent publication and discussion of the inscription I know of, which is Cuvigny, H. (2002), ‘Vibius Alexander, praefectus et épistratège de l’Heptanomie’, Chronique d'égypte 77 (2002) 238-248. The (well argued) conclusion is that this is a Byzantine inscription, post 500 AD. Interesting if you're following the history of the post that late into the antique period, of course!
Cuvigny has all of the relevant bibliography as well.
He's Baillet no. 1733 = AE 2002, 1603. Again, following Duncan (
) it isn't in Manfred Clauss' database because its in Greek:Ἀλέξανδρος, ἔπαρχος κάστρων Θηβῶν, ἶδον καὶ ἐθαύμασα·/ καὶ ὧδε ὁ τούτου νοτάριος Ἰσὰκ Ἀλεξανδρεὺς ὑπερ/εθαύμασα θιότατον {θειότατον} ἔργον
Translation by Speidel (1982): Alexander, prefect of the camp (praefectus castrorum) at Thebes, saw and admired, and here his secretary Isaac from Alexandria admired above all the most divine work
There are a couple of modern discussions of this inscription, but I'd forget Baillet and start with the most recent publication and discussion of the inscription I know of, which is Cuvigny, H. (2002), ‘Vibius Alexander, praefectus et épistratège de l’Heptanomie’, Chronique d'égypte 77 (2002) 238-248. The (well argued) conclusion is that this is a Byzantine inscription, post 500 AD. Interesting if you're following the history of the post that late into the antique period, of course!
Cuvigny has all of the relevant bibliography as well.
Tom Wrobel
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