The ''Stadiasmus Patarensis'', also known as the ''Stadiasmus Provinciae Lyciae'' and the ''Miliarium Lyciae'', is an

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milestone A milestone is a numbered marker placed on a route such as a road, railway line, canal or boundary. They can indicate the distance to towns, cities, and other places or landmarks; or they can give their position on the route relative to so ...

from the city of Patara. The ''stadiasmus'', shaped as a pillar, served as a monumental public ''

itinerarium An ''itinerarium'' (plural: ''itineraria'') was an ancient Roman travel guide in the form of a listing of cities, villages ( ''vici'') and other stops on the way, including the distances between each stop and the next. Surviving examples include ...

''. It has a Greek inscription with a dedication to

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 ...

and an official announcement of roads being built by the governor,

Quintus Veranius Nepos Quintus Veranius (died AD 57) was a distinguished Roman general around the mid-first century CE. He was ''III vir monetalis'', tribune of Legio IV ''Scythica'' and quaestor under Tiberius. He was appointed tribune of the plebs in 41 and praetor i ...

, in the province of Lycia et Pamphylia, giving place names and distances. It was discovered in 1993. It has been dated to the year 46 AD. For a detailed description of the monument and its inscription, see the pag
Stadiasmus Patarensis / ‘The Monument of The Roads’ at Patara
from the website o
The Research Centre for Mediterranean Languages and Cultures (RCMLC)
at Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.

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