Stadiasmus patarensis

The Stadiasmus Patarensis , also Stadiasmus Provinciae Lyciae or Miliarium Lyciae , is a Roman milestone found in 1993 from the city of Patara in Lycia .

The stadiasmus (from Greek  σταδιασμός , German: " stadium knife"; the stadium referred to a distance of approx. 180 to 200 meters as the length measure) had the shape of a pillar and served as a monumental itinerary . It is inscribed in Greek with a dedication to Claudius and an official listing of the roads built by the legate Quintus Veranius in the province of Lycia .

literature

• Sencer Şahin , Mustafa Adak: Stadiasmus Patarensis: Itinera Romana Provinciae Lyciae. Ege Yayınları, Istanbul 2007 ( Monographs on Gephyra. Journal of the history and culture of antiquity in the area of ​​modern-day Turkey , Volume 1), ISBN 978-975-807-179-1 , abstract .