The Delphi Inscription, or Gallio Inscription (
IG, VII, 1676; SIG
II, 801d, is the name given to the collection of nine fragments of a letter written by the Roman emperor
Claudius
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54) was the fourth Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Nero Claudius Drusus, Drusu ...
c. 52
CE which was discovered early in the 20th century at the
Temple of Apollo in
Delphi
Delphi (; ), in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), in ancient times was a sacred precinct that served as the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. The oracle ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
.
Text
The reconstructed inscription begins thus:
:Tiber
us Claudius Caear Augustus Ge
manicus, invested with tribunician poer
or the 12th time, acclaimed Imperator for te 26th time, F
ther of the Faher
and... For a l
ng time have I been not onl ell-disposed towards te ci
yof Delph
, but also solicitous for its properity, and I have always guard
d th cul
of te
ythianApol
o. Butnow
ince Ince may refer to:
*Ince, Cheshire, a village in Cheshire, UK
*Ince-in-Makerfield in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, UK
*Ince (UK Parliament constituency), a former constituency covering Ince-in-Makerfield
*Ince (ward), an electoral ward covering ...
it is said to be desti
ue of
itiens, as
. Junus Gallio, my fri
ndan
proconul,
ecently reported to me, and being desirous that Delphishould retain
ntat its for
er rank, Iord
r you (pl.) to inite well-born people also from
ter cities
o Delphi as new inhabitants....
The reference to
proconsul
A proconsul was an official of ancient Rome who acted on behalf of a consul. A proconsul was typically a former consul. The term is also used in recent history for officials with delegated authority.
In the Roman Republic, military command, or ' ...
Gallio in the inscription provides an important marker for developing a chronology of the life of
Apostle Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
by relating it to the trial of Paul in
Achaea
Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaïa'' ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The ...
mentioned in
the Acts of the Apostles
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
(
Acts 18
Acts 18 is the eighteenth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the final part of the second missionary journey of Paul, together with Silas and Timothy, and the beginning of the third mission ...
:12-17).
[A. Köstenberger, ''The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament'', 2009 page 400][''The Cambridge Companion to St Paul'' by James D. G. Dunn (Nov 10, 2003) Cambridge Univ Press page 20]
See also
*
Chronology of Jesus
A chronology of Jesus aims to establish a timeline for the events of the life of Jesus. Scholars have correlated Jewish and Greco-Roman documents and astronomical calendars with the New Testament accounts to estimate dates for the major events i ...
Chronology of PaulTimeline of the Apostle Paul
References
Bibliography
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External links
* {{cite web, url= http://kchanson.com/ANCDOCS/greek/gallio.html, title= The Gallio Inscription (a.k.a. Delphi Inscription). Greek text and English translation, archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110518174141/http://kchanson.com/ANCDOCS/greek/gallio.html, archive-date= 2011-05-18
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