Base for statue of Vettius Agorius Praetextatus, governor of Achaea; Thespiae (Achaia); 362-364 AD

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Title:	Base for statue of Vettius Agorius Praetextatus, governor of Achaea; Thespiae (Achaia); 362-364 AD
Start date:	362
End date:	364
Historical Period:	Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description:	Inscribed base for statue of Vettius Agorius Praetextatus, governor of Achaea set up by the Thespians at the sanctuary of the Muses Thespiae (Achaia); the epigram praises the outstanding virtues (justice and culture) of the governor; 362-364 AD; Thebes, Museum, inv. no. 293.
Languages:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Medium:	stone (worked rock)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	OUC Georgios Deligiannakis Archive
Physical type:	inscriptions bases (object components) statues
Material and technique:	carving (processes)
Data provider:	Open University of Cyprus
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Appears in Collections:	BYZART