The publication of the Chersonese decrees of 174 AD in honor of the procurator of Lower Moesia Titus Aurelius Calpurnian Apollonides and his wife Paulina (Decrees A and B) provoked responses from Yu. G. Vinogradov, I. S. Sventsitskaya, and A. L. Smyshlyaev(1). If the notes of the last two authors are an attempt to clarify certain issues of interpretation of the inscription, then the article by Yu.G. Vinogradov (hereinafter - Yu. V.) aims to challenge many of the publishers ' provisions - on reading the text, dating, and historical interpretation of the content. However, only a few of his corrections to the text of the inscription are justified, the rest are textually and grammatically unacceptable, which forces me to explain this, since the responsibility for publishing the inscription lies with me. There is also a need to respond to some considerations of A. L. Smyshlyaev and I. S. Sventsitskaya. In addition, over the past time, I have accumulated suggestions for improving the reading of a number of destroyed places in the inscription. Finally, it is necessary to explain a number of provisions of the first edition that were omitted due to its limited scope(2).

(1) Due to circumstances beyond my control, this work had to be divided into two parts - the textology of the inscription was developed here, and questions of interpretation of its historical content were published separately: Yaylenko V. P. On the discussion of the Chersonesus decree in honor of T. Aurelius Calpurnian Apollonides (II) / / Law and Custom of Hospitality in the ancient world. Moscow, 1999. pp. 154-176.

(2) Antonova I. A., Yaylenko V. P. Chersonesus, the Northern Black Sea Region and the Marcomannic Wars according to the Chersonesus Decree of 174 AD in honor of Titus Aurelius Calpurnian Apollonides / / VDI. 1995. N 4 (hereinafter-Edition); Vinogradov Yu. G. New documentary dossier of the Imperial era from Chersonesus // VDI. 1996 No. 1 (hereinafter-Dossier); Sventsitskaya I. S. Once again about the new Chersonesus decree. // VDI. 1996. N 3; Smyshlyaev AL. Career, mission and status of T. Aurelius Calpurnian Apollonides //In the same place. A brief retelling of the contents of the inscription: Duhois L. / / Bull. ep. 425 (REG. 1997. 111. P. 554 f.) After publication

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The main part of Yu. V. ' s article is devoted to textual analysis - reading and understanding the text of the decree; we will consider his comments to the publishers and the text proposed by him. Let me remind you beforehand that the stele with the decrees is divided into many pieces, the text is lost or destroyed in many places, especially in the first lines, as a result of which the inscription was published with methodically justified care - most of the additions were made exempli gratia or presumably (the latter are accompanied by a question mark); other possible reading and understanding options are indicated in the textual commentary the text. Moreover, due to the unsatisfactory preservation of the text, the publication is preceded by a disclaimer about possible errors. 1), which by itself meant that further work with the label was necessary.

updated text of the inscription (Jajlenko V. New decrees from Chersonesus Tauricus in honour of T. Aurelius Caplumianus Apollonides // XI Congresso intemazionale di epigrafia greca e latina. Preatti. Roma, 1997. P. 497-501) I had the opportunity to substantially refine the text and this article at the Hardt Foundation (Geneva); I take the opportunity to thank the Foundation for this in the person of its President, Prof. F. Pasha. This article was submitted to the VDI editorial office on 22.1.1997.

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(7) All this is not an unfortunate mistake of my critic, but the usual method of his work with inscriptions: the text is arbitrarily restored, on the basis of which flashy constructions of the historical plan are made. For numerous examples of this, see Yaylenko V. P. Pseudepigraphy of the ancient Northern Black Sea region // Istoriya i kul'tura drevnego mira [History and Culture of the ancient World], Moscow, 1996, pp. 175-221. Materials to the "Corpus of lapidary inscriptions of Olbia" / / Epigraphic monuments of ancient Asia Minor and the ancient Northern and Western Black Sea region as a historical and linguistic source. Moscow, 1985. pp. 205 el., 233 el.; Part II // Studies on the epigraphy and languages of Anatolia, Cyprus and the ancient Northern Black Sea region. Moscow, 1987. p. 17 el., 44 el., 63 el., 70 el.; on. Materials on Bosporan epigraphy // Inscriptions and languages of ancient Asia Minor, Cyprus and the ancient Northern Black Sea region. Moscow, 1987. pp. 161 el., 168 el.; Graham AJ. Rez.: Vinogradov J. Olbia. Konstanz, 1981 // Gnomon. 1983. 55. 461-F62; SEG. 1984. 34. 758 (H, Pleket); Hansen PA. Carmina epigraphica Graeca. II. V., 1989. P. 279; Lebedew A. A New Epigram for Harmodios and Aristogeiton // ZPE. 1996. 112. S. 263 f. и т.д.

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Translation.

Decree A:

"...since Apollonides made his stay with us entirely happy for our city, to crown it with a golden wreath at a full-fledged national assembly, which is to be taken care of " drod and those officials to whom this is prescribed-to loudly call him to the agora with a joyful shout and all together proclaim the blessing - to be a citizen, Boolean and proeder, and to be honored with every accepted honor in return for a good deed, as it should be. Therefore it is decreed by the Council and the people: first of all, to call on the gods to help the emperor, because he has sent such a leader as the saviour of a friendly alliance, the support of the province, and then to honor him (the emperor) admirably, because, considering it necessary, he has sent such a leader of peace for the good of our city. Further, we must also praise and honor T(it) Aurelius Calpurnianus Apollonides himself , in order to erect both images and statues, and in order that future proclamations may be made through the herald of this phenomenon of favor to us forever. Grant him / her the right of proxenia, the right of citizenship, the right to enter and depart in peacetime and wartime, inviolably (and) without entering into a contract-to himself / herself, his / her descendants and property. And he should be a Boolean, vote together with the pro-Chersonesites from ancient times, participate in all those affairs in the city in which the first of the Chersonese citizens also participate. This decree is carved on a white marble stele and placed in a prominent place in the city. This was decided by the Council (and) the people in the year 198 of the reign of the Virgin, under the priest Ulpius Bacchius, on the first day of the month Eucleius, under the secretary of the Council, T. Fl. Attianus. Sealed in the first (row): goddess queen Virgo, Ulpius Bacchus priest, Temistus, son of Straton, first archon, Ariston, son of Theagenes, Apollonides, son of Hiero, Stratocles, son of Stratophilus, Piso, son of Gaius, Kelerian, son of Stratophilus, Philomuz, son of Philomuz, Chrestes, son of Papias, Cyrenius, son of Lysimachus, Antipater, son of Antipater, Attinus, son of Patras, Valerius Primanus, T. Fl. Ariston, Epigon(?son) Ponticus, Apollonius, son of Apollonius, Chrestion, son of Theagenes. Second row: Fl. Nason, second archon, Demotelus, son of Demotelus, Attinus, son of Eurydamus. Third (row): Julius Piso, third archon, Attinus, son of Ariston, first Prodicus, Eurydamus, son of Diogenes. Phl. Parthenocles, nomophylacus, signed and secretary of the Council."

Decree B:

"- - - of the people being - - gathered (equipped) - - of the gods (?) - - and to be honored with all the honor accepted among us, as it should be. Therefore, it was decided by the Council and the people: to praise Aurelia Paulina, the wife of the benefactor of the city, T. Aurelius Calpurnianus Apollonides, for all this, to crown her with a golden wreath at the Council and national assembly, and to declare the gratitude of the people during the general festivals. Grant her the right of proxenia, the right of citizenship, the right to enter and leave in peacetime and wartime, inviolably and without a contract - to herself and her property, to participate in all that belongs to the Chersonesites. This ruling is cut to

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a white marble stele and put it in the most prominent place of the city. Resolved by the Council (and) the people in the year 198 of the reign of the Virgin, under the priest Ulpius Bacchius, on the first day of the month Eucleius, under the secretary of the Council, T. Fl. Attianus."

CONTINUING THE DISCUSSION ON THE CHERSONESIAN DECREE IN HONOUR OF T. AURELIUS CALPURNIANUS APOLLONIDES

V.P. Jailenko

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