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E02617: Two labelled capitals showing *Theodore (soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480), and *Longinos (centurion at the Crucifixion, S00926), and unspecified *Archangels. Found at 'Aila near modern 'Aqaba, at the north end of the Gulf of 'Aqaba (Jordan/Roman province of Palaestina III). Probably 6th-7th c.
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posted on 2017-03-28, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiCapital 1:
Broken and lost on top and bottom. One face shows a labelled depiction of a standing bearded man, with nimbus, dressed as a soldier in full armour with breast-plate, and holding a spear in his right hand and an oval shield in his left. The figure is flanked by an eagle or phoenix, and a palm. Other faces of the capital bear images of Archangels holding a spear in the right hand, and an orb with a superimposed cross in the left hand, flanked by eagles or phoenixes. The heads of the Archangels are damaged.
The saint is labelled: [Λο]̣γ̣γῖν(ος)/'[Lo]nginos'
Capital 2:
The capital is very similar to the preceding one, except for the fact that the decorations are inverted. The saint is labelled:
̣Θεόδω̣ρ(ος)/'Theodore'
Text and description: I. Jordanie 4, nos. 144-145.
Broken and lost on top and bottom. One face shows a labelled depiction of a standing bearded man, with nimbus, dressed as a soldier in full armour with breast-plate, and holding a spear in his right hand and an oval shield in his left. The figure is flanked by an eagle or phoenix, and a palm. Other faces of the capital bear images of Archangels holding a spear in the right hand, and an orb with a superimposed cross in the left hand, flanked by eagles or phoenixes. The heads of the Archangels are damaged.
The saint is labelled: [Λο]̣γ̣γῖν(ος)/'[Lo]nginos'
Capital 2:
The capital is very similar to the preceding one, except for the fact that the decorations are inverted. The saint is labelled:
̣Θεόδω̣ρ(ος)/'Theodore'
Text and description: I. Jordanie 4, nos. 144-145.
History
Evidence ID
E02617Saint Name
Theodore Tiro, martyr of Amaseia (Helenopontus, north-eastern Asia Minor), ob. 306 : S00480 Longinos, the Centurion, ob. 1st c. : S00926Saint Name in Source
Θεόδωρος ΛογγῖνοςRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Inscribed architectural elements Images and objects - Sculpture/reliefsLanguage
GreekEvidence not before
500Evidence not after
800Activity not before
500Activity not after
800Place of Evidence - Region
Palestine with SinaiPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
'Aila/'AqabaPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
'Aila/'Aqaba Caesarea Maritima Καισάρεια Kaisareia Caesarea Kayseri Turris StratonisCult activities - Places
Cult building - independent (church)Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs
Saint as patron - of a communityCult activities - Use of Images
- Public display of an image