Figures
1 Phrygian Pentapolis, Hierapolis. Funerary Altar of Abercius. ICG 1597. Reconstruction in the Vatican Museum of the original fragment found at Hudai Kaplıcaları. Wikimedia Commons, Giovanni dall’Orto 89
2 Phrygian Pentapolis, Kılandıras / Karadirek. Funerary Altar of Alexander. ICG 1598. Now in Istanbul Museum. Professor Margaret Mitchell and Betul Avcı 100
3 Phrygian Pentapolis, Brouzos (Karasandıklı). Funerary altar of Eutropius. ICG 1445. Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents, Oxford University. Michael Ballance archive 108
4 Apamea. Bronze medallion of Apamea issued under the emperor Philip (244–9), depicting the story of Noah. Obv.
5 Apamea. View of Dinar and the upper Maeander valley, with blocks from the ‘Noah’s Ark’ church in the foreground. Peter Thonemann 123
6 Apamea. Funerary inscription set up by Frugillianus Auxanon. ICG 963. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 125
7 Apamea. Funerary stele of Hermes and Lucilla. ICG 964. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 127
8 Apamea. Funerary inscription set up by Aur. Auxanon, with a greeting to the ‘philotheoi’ and the ‘neotheroi’. ICG 965. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 129
9 Apamea. Funerary inscription of bishop Valens. ICG 972. Alain Bresson 131
10 Eumeneia (Yakasımak). Funerary altar of Mikkalos. ICG 1052. W. M. Calder Archive, University of Aberdeen 137
11 Eumeneia (Sarıhisarlı). Funerary altar of Aurelius Antonius. ICG 1032. W. M. Calder Archive, University of Aberdeen 138
12 Eumeneia (Sarıhisarlı), Funerary Altar of Aur. Akylas. ICG 1035. Çivril Belediye 140
13 Eumeneia. Funerary altar of bishop Aurelius Glykon. ICG 1049. W. M. Calder Archive, University of Aberdeen 142
14 Eumeneia (Emircik). Funerary altar of Gaius, front face. ICG 1031. Anthony Sheppard 158
15 Squeeze of Gaius inscription. ICG 1031, front lines 2–4. British Institute at Ankara, Digital Repsitory 162
16 Squeeze of Gaius inscription. ICG 1031, front lines 5–14. British Institute at Ankara, Digital Repsitory 162
17 Squeeze of Gaius inscription. ICG 1031, right, lines 15–36. British Institute at Ankara, Digital Repsitory 163
18 Squeeze of Gaius inscription. ICG 1031, right, bottom right, lines 35–42. British Institute at Ankara, Digital Repsitory 164
19 Squeeze of Gaius inscription. ICG 1031, left, lines 43–56 (?). British Institute at Ankara, Digital Repsitory 164
20 ICG 1031 detail of line 15: Roubes servant of
21 Eumeneia (Haydan). Funerary altar of Aur. Zotikos Lykidas, front face. ICG 1028. Anthony Sheppard 172
22 Squeeze of the right-hand side of ICG 1028, mentioning the angel of Roubes. British Institute at Ankara, Digital Repsitory 175
23 Sebaste (Selçikler). Stele of Aur. Trophimos. ICG 1022. W. M. Calder Archive, University of Aberdeen 177
24 Temenothyrae. Funerary doorstone for bishop Artemidorus. ICG 1371. Marc Waelkens 181
25 Temenothyrae. Funerary doorstone of bishop Diogas. ICG 1373. Marc Waelkens 182
26 Temenothyrae. Inscribed doorstone set up by Eutyches and Phellinas in 232/3. ICG 1288. Asia Minor Archive, University of Vienna, courtesy of Thomas Corsten 187
27 Cadi neighbourhood. Grave Stele of Tryphon and Auxanousa. ICG 1225. W. M. Calder Archive, University of Aberdeen 194
28 Cadi (Çeltikçi). Grave stele of Eutyches. ICG 1224. In Kütahya Museum. Stephen Mitchell 196
29 a Upper Tembris valley (Zemme). ICG 1195. MAMA X 198. C. W. M. Cox archive 208
29 b Upper Tembris valley (Zemme). ICG 1195. MAMA X 198. C. W. M. Cox archive 209
30 Upper Tembris Valley. Stele for a priest of Zeus. Stephen Mitchell 210
31 Upper Tembris valley (Gecek). Gable of Stele set up by Aur. Glykon. ICG 1263. W. M. Calder Archive, University of Aberdeen 214
32 Upper Tembris Valley (Zemme). Funerary inscription of Aur. Ammia. ICG 1979. W. M. Calder Archive, University of Aberdeen 216
33 Upper Tembris valley (Altıntaş). Stephen Mitchell 217
34 Cotiaeum territory (Çömlekçi). Grave stele dated 304/5. ICG 1283. Kütahya Museum,. Stephen Mitchell 220
35 Upper Tembris Valley (Üçhüyük). Christians for Christians grave stele set up by Aur. Kyrila from Deukome. ICG 1257. Now in Kütahya Museum. Stephen Mitchell 225
36 Upper Tembris Valley. Christians for Christians grave stele of Aurelia Tation. ICG 1259. Now in Kütahya Museum. Stephen Mitchell 227
37 Upper Tembris Valley (Aslanapa). Christian grave stele. ICG 1205. Kütahya Museum. Stephen Mitchell 229
38 Upper Tembris Valley (Doğanlar). Funerary stele for Genadios, now in Kütahya Museum. Stephen Mitchell 232
39 Upper Tembris Valley (Appia, Pınarcık). Funerary stele for Chariton son of Montanos from Appia. ICG 4525. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 235
40 Upper Tembris Valley (Çakırsaz). Funerary stele for Trophimos and his family, made by Aur. Athenodotus. ICG 1159. W. M. Calder Archive. University of Aberdeen 245
41 Upper Tembris Valley. Funerary stele of Akakios, made by Aur. Athenodotus. Now in Kütahya Museum. ICG 1360. Stephen Mitchell 248
42 Upper Tembris Valley (Akçaköy). Funerary altar set up by Aur. Menandros, front side. ICG 1192. Stephen Mitchell 252
43 ICG 1192, right side. Stephen Mitchell 253
44 ICG 1192, left side. British Institute at Ankara, Digital Repository 254
45 Cotiaeum territory (Yaylababa). Votive to Hosios and Dikaios. Now in Kütahya Museum. Stephen Mitchell 275
46 Afyon region. Funerary doorstone naming Onesimos, ‘slave of God’. ICG 1087. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 306
47 Çepni, territory of Dioclea. Funerary stele set up by Aurelia Nana. ICG 1362. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 309
48 Prymnessus. Funerary stele set up by Abirkios the deacon. ICG 1365. Lady Ramsay (CB 1.2, 736–7 no. 672) 310
49 Afyon district, Sülümenli. Funerary stele set up by Papias. ICG 4503. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 312
50 Philomelium. Funerary stele for Aurelia Curtia Macrina; ICG 616. Now in Akşehir Taş Medrese. Stephen Mitchell 318
51 Antioch. Funerary altar set up by L. Rupilius Theophilus of Prymnessus. ICG 1347. Now in Yalvaç Museum. Stephen Mitchell 321
52 Apollonia (Uluborlu). Funerary stele set up by Aur. Asclepiades. ICG 1136. Stephen Mitchell 323
53 Upper Tembris Valley (Altıntaş). Middle Byzantine templon inscription. ICG 1176. W. M. Calder Archive, University of Aberdeen 372
54 Phrygian Highlands, Kümbet. The Islamic tekke containing many pieces of Middle Byzantine templon screens. Stephen Mitchell 374
55 Orcistus. Middle Byzantine donor inscription and other architectural pieces in Seljuk building. ICG 1293. Stephen Mitchell 384
56 Amorium. Middle Byzantine sarcophagus, side. ICG 1012. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 387
57 Amorium. Middle Byzantine sarcophagus, top. ICG 1012. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 388
58 Amorium territory; Kemerkaya, formerly Çoğu. Boundary marker of the Phyteanoi. ICG 1696. W. M. Calder Archive, University of Aberdeen 393
59 Akroinos. Funerary sarcophagus of Thomas, left side of lid. ICG 1550. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 397
60 Akroinos. Funerary sarcophagus of Thomas, right side of lid. ICG 1550. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 397
61 Akroinos. Middle Byzantine door lintel, referring to Thomas. ICG 1088. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 398
62 Prymnessus. Donor inscription of the scriniarius Theodosius. ICG 1011. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 400
63 Sebaste. Military gravestone set up by Ursinianus, ICG 1476. W. M. Calder Archive, University of Aberdeen 409
64 Payamalanı (Eibeos), territory of Sebaste. Burial inscription of Paulinos. ICG 1363. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 411
65 Dioclea, Hocalar. Architrave fragment of a Middle Byzantine templon screen. ICG 999. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 416
66 Apamea. Burial inscription of the orthodox psalm-singers. ICG 975. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 433
67 Apamea. Plan of Noah’s Ark Church by M. Ballance, 1995. Ballance added a note to his plan that the reconstruction of the basilica should have seven bays. Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents, Oxford University. Michael Ballance archive 435
68 Apamea. Noah’s Ark Church, NE corner and the apse. Peter Thonemann 436
69 Pisidian Antioch territory, Pidron. Sixth-century ciborium from Ileği. ICG 4487. Yalvaç Museum. Stephen Mitchell 441
70 Pisidian Antioch. Middle Byzantine font; inscription citing Ps. 28. ICG 1322. Yalvaç Museum. Stephen Mitchell 445
71 Pisidian Antioch. Middle Byzantine font; inscription referring to St Paul. ICG 1322. Yalvaç Museum. Stephen Mitchell 446
72 Pisidian Antioch. Re-used architrave with inscription of 5th or 6th century for Paulus also called Dios, the founder of the church of the archangels. ICG 4523. Yalvaç Museum. Stephen Mitchell 447
73 Pisidian Antioch. Inscription of Auxibios. ICG 1336. Yalvaç Museum. Stephen Mitchell 449
74 Philomelium. Grave stele of the deacon Besoulas. ICG 619. Akşehir, Taş Medrese. Stephen Mitchell 453
75 Hadrianopolis. Templon architrave of Church restored by Theodore Karandenos. ICG 632. W. M. Calder Archive, University of Aberdeen 456
76 Synnada, Bedeş. Funerary inscription for Kyrilla, wife of Artemon Botaniates. ICG 1099. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 463
77 Synnada. Templon architrave from a church dedicated by Apphe to St Trophimos. ICG 4493. Now in Afyon Museum. Stephen Mitchell 467
Maps
1 Western Turkey, ancient Phrygia 331
2 Western Phrygia (Ancient World Mapping Centre) 332
3 Eastern Phrygia (Ancient World Mapping Centre) 333
4 Northern Phrygia 1. Ancyra Sidera and Tiberiopolis 334
5 Northern Phrygia 2. Aezani and Cotiaeum 335
6 Northern Phrygia 3. Dorylaeum, Nacolea and Meirus 336
7 Northern Phrygia 4. Orcistus and Pessinus 337
8 Central Phrygia 1. Synaus, Cadi and Temenothyrae 338
9 Central Phrygia 2. The Aezanitis, the Upper Tembris Valley and Acmonia 339
10 Central Phrygia 3. The Upper Tembris Valley, the Phrygian Highlands, Akroinos and Synnada 340
11 Central Phrygia 4. Amorium 341
12 Southern Phrygia 1. Temenothyrae, Sebaste, Motella, Eumeneia and Choma 342
13 Southern Phrygia 2. Dioclea, the Phrygian Pentapolis, and Apamea 343
14 Southern Phrygia 3. Synnada, Metropolis, and Apollonia/Sozopolis 344
15 Southern Phrygia 4. Antiochia and Philomelium 345