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Theophanes of Hermopolis, Trip to Antioch, P.Ryl. 4.638 col. i.13-17

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Context

One of the more interesting sources for travel, commerce, and food in the eastern Mediterranean during Late Antiquity is a varied dossier of administrative, financial, and domestic documents and letters that survive on papyri (P.Ryl. 4 and P.Herm.Rees; see Matthews 2006). This archive belonged to one Theophanes, a successful businessman and prominent resident of Hermopolis in the Egyptian Thebaid during the early 4th century C.E. Memoranda from a trip he made from Hermopolis to Syrian Antioch during late winter to summer of ca. 320 C.E. provide precious testimony for daily life and exchange along the way, including stopovers at Caesarea going in both directions. In this passage, Theophanes records his formal itinerary between Syria and Egypt by distance between stopping points, including Caesarea.

Text

[ἀπὸ] Τύρ[ου] εἰ̣ς̣ Π[τολεμαίδα] μ[ίλ(ια) ̣]ϛ´ἀπὸ Πτ[ολεμ]α̣ίδα̣ <εἰς> [Συκ]ά̣μ̣ιν̣(ον) μ̣[ίλ(ια) ̣]ζ´ἀπὸ [Συκα]μ̣ίν̣(ου) <εἰς> Κε̣σαρία[ν μίλ(ια) -ca. ?- ] (15)ἀπὸ [Κε]σαρ[ίας μίλ(ια) -ca. ?- ] ϛ´ἀπὸ [Βετά]ρου ε̣[ἰς Ἀ(ντι)]πατρ[ίδα μίλ(ια) -ca. ?- ]1

Textual Note

Ed. Roberts and Turner 1952

Corrigenda Note

Minor corrections (punctuation)

Translation

[From] Ty[ros] to P[tolemaïs] [4]6 milesFrom Pt[olem]aïs (to) [Syk]aminon [1]7(?) milesFrom [Syka]minon (to) Kesari[a ? miles] (15)From [Ke]sar[ia ?] 6 milesFrom [Beta]ros t[o Anti]patr[is ? miles]2

Translation Note

Trans. J. L. Rife

Works Cited

  • 2 John Matthews, The Journey of Theophanes: Travel, Business, and Daily Life in the Roman East (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006), p: 126-127 n. 9.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record
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Joseph L. Rife, “Theophanes of Hermopolis, Trip to Antioch, P.Ryl. 4.638 col. i.13-17,” in Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, entry published April 28, 2023, https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/507.

Bibliography:

Joseph L. Rife, “Theophanes of Hermopolis, Trip to Antioch, P.Ryl. 4.638 col. i.13-17.” In Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, edited by Joseph L. Rife., edited by Joseph L. Rife. Caesarea City and Port Exploration Project, 2023. Entry published April 28, 2023. https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/507.

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Entry Title: Theophanes of Hermopolis, Trip to Antioch, P.Ryl. 4.638 col. i.13-17

Authorial and Editorial Responsibility:

  • Joseph L. Rife, general editor, Vanderbilt University
  • Joseph L. Rife, editor, Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia
  • David A. Michelson, Daniel L. Schwartz, and William L. Potter, technical editor, “Theophanes of Hermopolis, Trip to Antioch, P.Ryl. 4.638 col. i.13-17”
  • Joseph L. Rife, entry contributor, “Theophanes of Hermopolis, Trip to Antioch, P.Ryl. 4.638 col. i.13-17”

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