A New Funerary Inscription for a Veteranus from the Elmalı Museum

Year 2024, Issue: 9, 72 - 80, 01.07.2024

Yadigar Doğan

https://doi.org/10.54577/lycus.1479961

Abstract

This article introduces a new funerary inscription kept today at the Elmalı Museum. The inscription is recorded from Mamatlar in the Korkuteli district. In this article, firstly, archaeological and epigraphic documents known from Mamatlar thus far are assessed. Furthermore, the settlement is placed within the boundaries of the Balboura territory based on the evidence gathered from the nearby Tyriaion. It is also considered that the settlement may have been part of a pentakomia, which Tyriaion also included. The funerary inscription erected by his family members indicates that Kleon served as a soldier in the Legio II Adiutrix stationed in Pannonia. It is seen that he returned to his homeland after his retirement from the army. The article also provides information about military inscriptions dated to the Roman Period, recorded from the settlement where the inscription was found and its surroundings. The discussions regarding the possible existence of a colonia within the territory of Balboura are brought together and evaluated, particularly based on the term colonia in the inscriptions documented from the city center of Balboura and the settlement of Tyriaion.

Keywords

Mamatlar, Tyriaion, Legio II Adiutrix, veteranus

Elmalı Müzesi’nden Bir Veteranus’a Ait Yeni Bir Mezar Yazıtı

Abstract

Bu makalede Elmalı Müzesi’nde korunan bir adet yeni mezar yazıtı tanıtılmaktadır. Yazıt, Korkuteli ilçesine bağlı Mamatlar’da ele geçmiştir. Makalede ilk olarak Mamatlar’dan şimdiye kadar bilinen arkeolojik ve epigrafik veriler aktarılmaktadır. Ayrıca yakın çevresindeki Tyriaion’dan ele geçen veriler çerçevesinde yerleşim Balboura teritoryumu sınırları içerisine yerleştirilmektedir. Bununla birlikte yerleşimin Tyriaion’un da içinde bulunduğu bir pentakomia birlikteliği içinde yer almış olabileceği düşünülmektedir. Aile üyeleri tarafından kendisi için dikilmiş olan mezar yazıtından Kleon’un Pannonia’da konuşlanmış II. Adiutrix lejyonunda askerlik hizmeti yapmış olduğu öğrenilmektedir. Kleon’un emekliliğinden sonra vatanına geri dönmüş olduğu görülmektedir. Makalede ayrıca yazıtın bulunduğu yerleşim ve çevresinden ele geçen Roma Dönemi’ne ait askeri yazıtlar hakkında bilgi verilmektedir. Özellikle Balboura kent merkezinden ve Tyriaion yerleşiminden belgelenen yazıtlarda geçen colonia ifadesi temelinde Balboura kent teritoryumunda olası bir colonia varlığına dair yapılan tartışmalar bir araya getirilerek değerlendirilmektedir.

Keywords

Mamatlar, Tyriaion, Legio II Adiutrix, veteranus

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