Pedestal of the Obelisk of Theodosius. East side
Hippodrome of Constantinople.390 CE. IstanbulPhoto by Ilya Shurygin
Pedestal of the Obelisk of Theodosius. East side.
Hippodrome of Constantinople.
390 CE.
390 CE.
Istanbul.
Description:
| DIFFICILIS QVONDAM DOMINIS PARERE SERENIS IVSSVS ET EXTINCTIS PALMAM PORTARE TYRANNIS OMNIA THEODOSIO CEDVNT SVBOLIQVE PERENNI TER DENIS SIC VICTVS EGO DOMITVSQVE DIEBVS IVDICE SVB PROCLO SVPERAS ELATVS AD AVRAS |
“Though formerly I opposed resistance, I was ordered to obey the serene masters and to carry their palm, once the tyrants had been overcome. All things yield to Theodosius and to his everlasting descendants. This is true of me too — I was mastered and overcome in three times ten days and raised towards the upper air, under governor Proculus.”
Credits:
© 2010. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
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