Inscriptions: Stele for Chrysopolis

Identification

Reference as:	MPL00438
Title	Stele for Chrysopolis
Trismegistos-No.	848012

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place	Claudiopolis
Find Context
Latitude	0.0
Longitude	0.0
Current Location	Bolu Museum, Turkey
Inventory number
Current Location Details
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Object Details

Object Type	stele
Material	marble
State of Preservation	complete
Dimensions	width: 72.0 cm height: 148.0 cm depth: 23.0 cm
Letter Size in cm (min)	2.0
Letter Size in cm (max)	2.5
Execution Technique	chiselled
Religion	Pagan

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags	Plant / Flower

Verse Layouts

Text

Function	funerary inscription
Language(s)	Greek
Verse Type(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Rhythmisation

Inscription & Translations

Diplomatic Interpretative Verse Visualisation

ΝΕΙΚΑΙΗΣΠΑΤΡΗΣΜΕΠΟ
ΛΕΙΤΙΝΟΡΑΣΠΑΡΟΔΕΙΤΑ
ΧΡΥΣΟΠΟΛΙΝΤΟΠΑΛΑΙΠΟΛ
ΛΟΙΣΘΕΑΤΡΟΙΣΑΡΕΣΑΣΑΝ
5ΑΝΔΡΑΔΕΛΟΝΓΕΙΝΟΝ
ΕΠΙΞΕΝΙΗΠΡΟΛΙΠΟΥΣΑ
ΩΔΕΛΘΟΥΣΕΘΑΝΟΝΠΡΟ
ΠΕΤΩΣΘΕΡΜΟΙΣΙΛΥΘΕΙΣΑ
ΜΟΥΝΟΣΙΟΥΛΙΑΝΟΣ
10ΔΙΕΥΣΕΒΙΗΝΔΕΜΕΘΑΨΕ

ΛΟΝΓΕΙΝΟΣΧΡΥΣΟΠΟΛΕΙ
ΣΥΝΒΙΩΜΝΗΜΗΣΧΑΡΙΝ
ΖΗΣΑΣΗΚΟΣΜΙΩΣΕΤΗ hedera ΜΗʹ
ΧΑΙΡΕΤΕ

Νεικαίης πάτρης με πο-
λεῖτιν ὁρᾶς παροδεῖτα
Χρυσόπολιν, τὸ πάλαι πολ-
λοῖς θέατροις ἀρέσασαν·
5ἄνδρα δὲ Λονγεῖνον
ἐπὶ ξενίῃ προλιποῦσα
ὧδ’ ἐλθοῦσ’ ἔθανον προ-
πετῶς θερμοῖσι λυθεῖσα·
μοῦνος Ἰουλιανὸς
10δι’ εὐσεβίην δέ μ’ ἔθαψε.

Λονγεῖνος Χρυσοπόλει
συνβίῳ μνήμης χάριν
ζησάσῃ κοσμίως ἔτη ((hedera)) μηʹ.
χαίρετε.

Νεικαίης πάτρης με πολεῖτιν ὁρᾶς παροδεῖτα
Χρυσόπολιν, τὸ πάλαι πολλοῖς θέατροις ἀρέσασαν·
ἄνδρα δὲ Λονγεῖνον ἐπὶ ξενίῃ προλιποῦσα
ὧδ’ ἐλθοῦσ’ ἔθανον προπετῶς θερμοῖσι λυθεῖσα·
5μοῦνος Ἰουλιανὸς δι’ εὐσεβίην δέ μ’ ἔθαψε.

Λονγεῖνος Χρυσοπόλει συνβίῳ μνήμης χάριν ζησάσῃ κοσμίως ἔτη ((hedera)) μηʹ. χαίρετε.

Apparatus

Text follows Murzea 2025.

Main Translation

Translation	You see me, traveller, a citizen of my hometown, Nicaea, Chrysopolis, who used to be popular in many theatres; I left my husband Longinus behind, when I came here and died, consumed by fever; Iulianus alone buried me, on account of piety. Longinus, in memory of his wife, Chrysopolis, who lived decently for forty-eight years. Farewell.
Citation	Murzea 2025

Other Translations

Prosopographical Information

Name Chrysopolis
Gender Female
Age Range Adult (21–60) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
Origin Foreign
Profession Other profession
Role Dedicatee
Name Iulianus
Gender Male
Profession Other profession
Name Longinus
Gender Male
Role Dedicator

Name	Chrysopolis
Gender	Female
Age Range	Adult (21–60) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
Origin	Foreign
Profession	Other profession
Role	Dedicatee

Name	Iulianus
Gender	Male
Profession	Other profession

Name	Longinus
Gender	Male
Role	Dedicator

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze?	no

Dating

Date (From)	101 AD
Date (To)	200 AD
Date (Criteria)

Bibliography

SGO II 09/09/07 Klaudiu Polis
IK 31, 00017
SEG 36, 01139
D. Murzea, Femina et Carmina. Female Agency and Authorship in Roman Verse Inscriptions, Vienna 2025, 45-48; 550-551, no. 376. 🔗 link

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Editing History

Created	2026-07-28, by Denisa Murzea
Work Status	Complete
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Revisions

by Denisa Murzea
at 2023-09-13 15:56
by Denisa Murzea
at 2023-09-13 15:58
by Denisa Murzea
at 2023-09-13 16:09
by Denisa Murzea
at 2023-09-13 16:14
by Denisa Murzea
at 2026-04-08 19:34
by Chiara Cenati
at 2026-04-09 17:12
by Anna Pokorny
at 2026-07-28 08:21
by Chiara Cenati
at 2026-07-28 08:25

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