Constantinople, Hippodrome, First Obelisk, southeast part of the pedestal, inscription

Constantinople, Hippodrome, First Obelisk, southeast part of the pedestal, inscription

Description

Constantinople, Hippodrome, First Obelisk, southeast part of the pedestal, inscription

Details

Difficilis quondam dominis parere serenis
iussus et extinctis palmam portare tyrannis
omnia Theodosio cedunt subolique perenni
ter denis sic victus ego domitusque diebus
iudice sub Proclo superas elatus ad auras

Once it was difficult to conquer me, but I was ordered to obey mild masters and to carry the subdued tyrants' palm. Everything cedes to Theodosius and his eternal descendants. Thus conquered I was tamed in thrice ten days. When Proclus was praefectus urbi, I was erected to the skies.

Date

388 CE–392 CE

Inscriptionnr

EDCS-27100012

Creator

Marco Prins

Licence

CC0 1.0 Universal

Categories

Byzantium, Roman Empire

Tags

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