Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Asia Minor, cilt.2024, sa.4, ss.95-111, 2024 (Scopus)
Recent excavations in Gözeneler (Hatay) have unearthed the remains of a porticoed street decorated with mosaics. A continuous mosaic represents part of an illustrated and versified calendar following the Antiochean order of the months from November to March. Each month is represented by a named figure and is associated with a sign of the zodiac by an epic verse. These verses form an epigraphic counterpart to the known epigrams, in Latin and Greek, relating to the months. In addition to the calendar mosaic panels, two panels with dedication inscriptions were exposed in the portico. The mosaic panel adjacent to the calendar mosaic contains a dedicatory inscription and two damaged busts of figures in medallions. The inscription (dated AD 596, according to our reconstruction) con-firms the identification of the site with the ancient Epiphaneia and introduces a bishop called Romanos. Finally, one panel contains a dedicatory epigram. These discoveries demonstrate the high level of culture and prosperity of Epiphaneia in late Antiquity and provide new insights into the relationship between image, written text, and urban space in late antiquity.