Inscriptions and Dedications

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• Achilles Pontarches in Olbian Inscriptions — A source-language translation of fifteen Olbian inscriptions to Achilles Pontarches, the Black Sea civic protector honored by archons, strategoi, and priests.
• Achilles, Protector of Scythia — A Tyras Graffito — A one-line Greek graffito from Tyras dedicating a vessel fragment to Achilles as the restored protector or ruler of Scythia.
• Aphrodite Apatouros at Phanagoria -- A Bosporan Dedication — A short Greek dedication from Phanagoria to Aphrodite Ourania of Apatouros, naming Pairisades, Bosporos, Theodosia, the Sindi, and the Maeotians.
• Aphrodite Nauarchis at Gorgippia — A Bosporan Temple Inscription — A short Bosporan Greek temple inscription from Gorgippia under King Sauromates, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Aspurgus and the Subdued Scythians — A Bosporan Royal Dedication — A damaged Bosporan Greek dedication to King Aspurgus, naming Scythians and Taurians among peoples subdued under his rule, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Aspurgus, Menestratos, and the Scythians — A Bosporan Honorific Inscription — A Bosporan Greek honorific inscription for King Aspurgus, naming Scythians and Taurians among peoples subdued under his rule, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Bosporan Greek Inscriptions under Sauromates -- Theos Hypsistos and Aphrodite Apatourias -- Good Works Translation — A Good Works Translation of three Bosporan Greek inscriptions under Sauromates: a Tanais Theos Hypsistos synod inscription, a Gorgippia Theos Hypsistos dedication, and a Hermonassa Aphrodite Apatourias stoa dedication.
• Bosporan Proxeny across Phanagoria and Pantikapaion -- Four Greek Fragments — Four fragmentary Greek proxeny decrees from Phanagoria and Pantikapaion preserving Bosporan fiscal privilege, citizenship, landholding, and safe movement in war and peace.
• Bosporan Victory Dedications Against the Scythians — Two short Bosporan Greek victory dedications from Pantikapaion mentioning victories from the Scythians, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Chersonesos and the Bosporan Royal House — Three Greek Inscriptions — Three Greek inscriptions from Chersonesos preserving the Maiden's epiphanies, Bosporan royal diplomacy, Queen Dynamis, and King Polemon.
• Chersonesos and the Sarmatian Attack — A Greek Decree Fragment — A fragmentary Chersonesite Greek decree honoring the Maiden after danger from neighboring barbarians and a Sarmatian force.
• Chersonesos Fire-Ravaged Land and the Sauromatai -- A Greek Decree Fragment — A fragmentary Chersonesite Greek decree or military inscription naming the Sauromatai and a fire-ravaged countryside.
• Demarchos, Son of Skythes, and Aphrodite Ourania — A short Bosporan Greek dedication by Demarchos, son of Skythes, to Aphrodite Ourania as protectress of Apatouron, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Diophantos of Sinope and the Scythian Wars -- Good Works Translation — A Good Works Translation of the Chersonesite decree for Diophantos of Sinope, preserving Mithradates Eupator, Palakos king of the Scythians, Scythian Neapolis, Kalos Limen, the Maiden, and Saumakos.
• Early Bosporan Cult Dedications under Leukon and Pairisades -- Four Greek Inscriptions — Four early Bosporan Greek cult dedications from Pantikapaion and Phanagoria, preserving Demeter, Apollo Ietros, Artemis Ephesia, Aphrodite Ourania, and royal formulas over Bosporos, Theodosia, Sindi, Maeotians, Thateans, and Doschi.
• Gorgippian Thiasoi Under Sauromates and Rhescuporis — Four Bosporan Inscriptions — Four fragmentary Greek inscriptions from Gorgippia under Sauromates II and Rhescuporis III, preserving Bosporan royal formulas, civic bodies, and thiasos associations.
• Hekataios in Scythian Land — A Bosporan Verse Epitaph — A short Bosporan Greek verse epitaph for Hekataios, saying that Scythian land covered him far from his dear fatherland, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Hymnos, Son of Skythas at Delphi — A Chersonesite Proxeny Entry — A short Delphic Greek proxeny-list entry naming Hymnos, son of Skythas, a Chersonesite, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Hymnos, Son of Skythas in a Chersonesos Land-Sale List — A Greek land-sale list from Chersonesos preserving repeated entries for Hymnos son of Skythas, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Kerkinitis Letter to Neomenios and the Scythian Dues — A Greek Graffito — A short Greek letter-graffito from Kerkinitis, preserving salt-fish storage, cattle care, and dues connected with the Scythians.
• Leoxos Far from the City — An Archaic Olbian Verse Inscription — A short archaic Greek verse inscription from Olbia for Leoxos son of Molpagores, with source variants and source notes.
• Leukon in Sindike -- Labrys and Nymphaion Dedications — Two early Bosporan Greek dedications under Leukon, preserving Apollo at Labrys, Dionysus at Nymphaion, Sindike, the Sindi, and neighboring peoples.
• Olbia and the Kings of Sarmatia -- A Greek Honorific Fragment — A fragmentary Greek honorific inscription from Olbia naming the kings of Sarmatia and civic service on the north Black Sea frontier.
• Olbia Between Sarmatian War and the Kings of Aorsia — A fragmentary Olbian Greek decree from Mangup mentioning Sarmatian war pressure and embassies to the greatest kings of Aorsia, as a Scythian-Sarmatian source dossier.
• Olbia, City of Scythia — An Olbian Verse Epitaph — A short Greek verse epitaph from Olbia that names Olbia as a city of Scythia, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Olbian Scythia and Myrmekion Skytha -- Two Greek Fragments — Two small Ancient Greek inscription witnesses from Olbia and Myrmekion preserving Scythia or the name Skytha in north Black Sea contexts.
• Pantikapaion Honours for Sauromates and Rhescuporis — Four Bosporan Royal Inscriptions — Four Greek inscriptions from Pantikapaion honoring Marcus Aurelius, Sauromates, and Rhescuporis, preserving Bosporan royal titulature and north Pontic diplomatic formulas.
• Poseides and the Scythian Kings — An Olbian Honorific Decree — A cautious Good Works Translation of IosPE I² 51, an Olbian honorific decree whose damaged text says that Poseides son of Satyros met the kings of the Scythians.
• Pothe, Son of Skilurus — A Bosporan Epitaph — A short Bosporan Greek epitaph naming Pothe as son of Skilurus, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Protogenes Decree at Olbia -- Saitapharnes and the City's Crisis -- Good Works Translation — A Good Works Translation of the Olbian decree for Protogenes, preserving Saitapharnes, public gifts, grain crisis, wall-building, Galatians, Skiri, Scythians, Saudaratae, and the civic danger around Olbia.
• Rhescuporis, Son of Sauromates — A Bosporan Royal Honor Inscription — A Bosporan Greek honor inscription for King Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis, son of King Sauromates, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Sakta and Psyche — A Bosporan Epitaph — A short Bosporan Greek epitaph for Sakta and her daughter Psyche, as a Scythian contact-zone source dossier.
• Sanerges and Astara at Phanagoria -- A Bosporan Cult Dedication — A short Greek dedication from Phanagoria by Komosarye, wife of Pairisades, to Sanerges and Astara, preserving Bosporan royal and cult language.
• Sarmatian Lives in Greek Inscriptions -- Seven Small Witnesses — Seven small Greek inscriptions naming Sarmatian people in Attica, western Lokris, Thessalonike, and Rhodes.
• Sauromates Across the Bosporan Frontier — Eight Greek Fragments — Eight Greek inscription fragments from Phanagoria, Sudak, Tyritake, Pantikapaion, Tanais, and Gorgippia, preserving Bosporan royal formulas under Sauromates and Rhescuporis.
• Sauromates and Axia Paula at Pantikapaion — A Bosporan Royal Fragment — A damaged Bosporan Greek royal honor fragment from Pantikapaion naming King Sauromates and Axia Paula, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Sauromates and the Rebuilt Walls of Gorgippia — A Bosporan Civic Inscription — A short Bosporan Greek civic inscription from Gorgippia under King Sauromates, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Sauromates and the Temple of Ares — A Bosporan Royal Building Fragment — A damaged Greek building inscription from Pantikapaion under King Sauromates, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Sauromates at Pantikapaion — Four Bosporan Royal Honor Inscriptions — Four short Bosporan Greek honor inscriptions from Pantikapaion naming King Tiberius Julius Sauromates, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Scythian Names in Greek Inscriptions -- Six Small Witnesses — Six short Greek inscriptions preserving Scythian names, origin labels, and personal presence in Attica and Rhodes.
• Scythian Religion in Olbian and North Black Sea Inscriptions — A source-language corpus translation of Hylaea, Mother of the Gods, Achilles Pontarches, and related North Black Sea inscriptions.
• Skythas, Son of Theagenes — A Chersonesos Epitaph — A two-line Greek epitaph from Chersonesos naming Skythas son of Theagenes, presented with source text and historical notes.
• Tanais Against Sirachi, Scythians, and Taurike — A Frontier Dedication — A damaged Greek dedication from Tanais naming war against Sirachi and Scythians, Taurike under treaty, and a dedication to Zeus, Ares, and Aphrodite.
• Tanais Market Restored under Rhescuporis -- A Greek Building Inscription — A Greek building inscription from Tanais recording the restoration of the marketplace for the city and merchants under King Rhescuporis, son of Sauromates.
• Tanais Under Eupator and Sauromates — Apollo and Tower Inscriptions — Four Greek inscriptions from Tanais preserving an Apollo vow, civic wall and tower repairs, Sarmatic signs, and Bosporan royal dating under Eupator and Sauromates.
• Tanais Under Sauromates — Thiasos and Council Inscriptions — Two Greek inscriptions from Tanais in the reign of Sauromates, preserving a thiasos member list, the day of Tanais, and a damaged civic decree on the Bosporan frontier.
• Theophilos, Son of Skythas — A Chersonesos Name-List Fragment — A damaged Greek name-list fragment from Chersonesos preserving Theophilos with the uncertain patronymic Skythas, presented with source text and historical notes.