Honouring Provincial Governors: Roman Imperial Governor Monuments and their Late Antique 'Afterlife' at Sagalassos

• Uytterhoeven, Inge ^[1] ; Poblome, Jeroen ^[2] ; Eck, Werner ^[3]
  1. [1] Koç University

     Koç University

     Turquía

     
  2. [2] KU Leuven

     KU Leuven

     Arrondissement Leuven, Bélgica

     
  3. [3] University of Cologne

     University of Cologne

     Kreisfreie Stadt Köln, Alemania

     

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• Localización: Ancient society, ISSN 0066-1619, Nº. 54, 2024, págs. 323-360
• Idioma: inglés
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  • When in the fifth century CE the Early Roman Imperial Prytaneion of Sagalassos located at the southwest corner of the Upper Agora was substantially rebuilt, a second-century monument dedicated to Mettius Modestus, provincial governor of Lycia et Pamphylia between 99 and 103, and three of his relatives was recycled in the renovated construction. Mettius Modestus’ monument is just one example of an Imperial Roman monument in honour of a provincial governor at Sagalassos that was spoliated in later times. This article points out how the Mettius Modestus monument fits within the broader tradition of commemorating provincial governors and their relatives at Sagalassos and the wider region, discusses their position within the ancient cityscape during presumably many generations, and considers the ‘afterlife’ of these constructions in Late Antiquity, when they were frequently reused as spolia in a new context.