Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: I.Magnesia 359, a fragmentary inscription, is shown to be part of a 6th c. AD report of proceed-ngs, a rare kind of document in Early byzantine legal epigraphy. Numerous parallel texts, notably in papyri and Acts of the Councils, allow a partial restoration of the Magnesia fragment, revealing a dialogue between a representative of the city and a very high ranking magistrate (glo-riosissimus). Several elements emerge from the text thus restored: mention of Mastaura, to the east of Magnesia, whose name is transcribed in Latin script; mention of an imperial rescript granting (to Mastaura?) a reduction of charges; praise of the emperor's benevolence; request addressed to the magistrate to have the imperial rescript read; order given by the magistrate to read the rescript and attach it to the report.
Source: Journal of Philia
Author: Denis Feissel
Institution: Collège de France
Language: English
Topic: Classical Antiquity Studies
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7127106646
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