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p.giss.1.40
Drei Erlasse Caracallas aus den Jahren 212 und 215 via HGV-meta
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- chrest.mitt.377 DDbDP-text Apollonopolites Heptakomias, Ägyptca. 215
- chrest.mitt.378 DDbDP-text Apollonopolites Heptakomias, Ägyptca. 215
- chrest.wilck.22 DDbDP-text Apollonopolites Heptakomias, Ägyptca. 215
- Drei Erlasse Caracallas aus den Jahren 212 und 215 HGV-meta Apollonopolites Heptakomias, Ägyptca. 215
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Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μάρκος Αὐρήλιος Σεουῆρος Ἀντωνῖνος Εὐσεβὴς λέγει· η μᾶλλον αν τὰς αἰτίας καὶ τοὺς λογισμοὺς θεοῖς τοῖς ἀθανάτοις εὐχαριστήσαιμι, ὅτι τῆς τοιαύτης ησμε συνετήρησαν. τοιγαροῦν νομίζω οὕτω με ως δύνασθαι τῇ μεγαλειότητι αὐτῶν τὸ ἱκανὸν ποι εῖν ὁσάκις ἐὰν ὑπεισέλθωσιν εἰς τοὺς ἐμοὺς ἀνθρώπους ν θεῶν συνεισενέγκοιμι. δίδωμι τοῖς συνάπα σιν κατὰ τὴν οἰκουμένην πολιτείαν Ῥωμαίων, μένοντος τοῦ δικαίου τῶν πολιτευμάτων, χωρὶς τῶν δειτικίων. ὀφείλει γὰρ τὸ νειν πάντα αα ἤδη καὶ τῇ νίκῃ ἐνπεριει ληφ αγμα λώσει τὴν μεγαλειότητα τοῦ Ῥωμαί περὶ τοὺς υς γεγενῆσθαι ᾗπερ δ αλειφων τῶν ἑκάστης ητωος θη ολω το α νελλη μω υπο κυ ιειη οιεσαν εγδια ος κατανέμειν ημ ἀποκατασταθεῖσιν νε ἵππον δημόσιον προεσχηκόσιν ἀποδίδωμι καὶ οὐσιῶν ἐπίκρισις εσει παρὰ σημεί ωσις ἀποφάσεως εἰς τὸ διακατέχειν ἢ λαμβάνειν τὰς πολιτικὰς τιμὰς. καὶ τούτοις τοῖς μετὰ ταῦτα τῆς τάξεως ἑαυτῶν ἢ συνηγορίας πρὸς χρόνον κωλυθεῖσι μετὰ τὸ πληρωθῆναι τὸ τοῦ χρόνου διάστημα οὐκ ὀνειδισθήσεται ἡ τῆς ἀτιμίας παραση μείωσις. καὶ εἰ φανερόν ἐστιν, πῶς πλήρη τὴν χάριτά μου παρενέθηκα, ὅμως ἵνα μή τις στενότερον παρερμηνεύσῃ τὴν χάριτά μου ἐκ τῶν ῥημάτων τοῦ προτέρου διατάγματος, ἐν ᾧ οὕτως ἀπεκρινάμην· ὑποστρεφέτωσαν πάντες εἰς τὰς πατρίδας τὰς ἰδίας ἐλευθέραν με τούτοις πᾶσιν τὴν ἐπάνοδον δεδωκέναι εἰς ἅπασαν τὴν γῆν καὶ εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην τὴν ἐμὴν δηλωτέονδηλωταίον ἐδοκίμασα, ἵνα μὴ παρʼ αὐτοῖς ἢ δειλίας αἰτία ἢ παρὰ τοῖς κακοήθεσιν ἐπηρείας ἀφορμὴ ὑπολειφθῇ. προετέθη πρὸ ε Εἰδῶν Ἰουλίων δυσὶ Ἄσπροις ὑπάτοις, ὅ ἐστιν κ ἔτους Ἐπεὶφ ιϛ ἐν δὲ Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ ὑπὸ τοῦ ἐπιτρόπου τῶν οὐσιακῶν κα ἔτους Μεχεὶρ ιϛ γενομένου ὑπομνήματος ἐπὶ τοῦ λαμπροτάτου ἡγεμόνος Βαιβίου Ἰουγκίνου τῇ δ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνὸς Μεχείρ. ἄλλο· Αἰγύπτιοι πάντες, οἵ εἰσιν ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ, καὶ μάλιστα ἄγροικοι, οἵτινες πέφευγαν ἄλλοθεν καὶ εὐμαρῶς εὑρίσκεσθαι δύναται, πάντῃ πάντως ἐγβλήσιμοί εἰσιν. οὐχὶ μέντοι γε χοιρέμποροι καὶ ναῦται ποτάμιοι ἐκεῖνοί τε, οἵτινες κάλαμον πρὸς τὸ ὑποκαίειν τὰ βαλανεῖα καταφέρουσι. τοὺς δὲ ἄλλους ἔγβαλλε, οἵτινες τῷ πλήθει τῷ ἰδίῳ καὶ οὐχὶ χρήσει ταράσσουσι τὴν πόλιν. Σαραπείοις καὶ ἑτέραις τισὶν ἑορ τασίμοις ἡμέραις εἰωθέναι κατάγειν θυσίαις ἕνεκενεἵνεκεν ταύρους καὶ ἄλλα τινὰ ἔνψυχα ἢ καὶ ἄλλαις ἡμέραις Αἰγυπτίους μανθάνω, διὰ τοῦτο οὔκ εἰσι κωλυτέοι. ἐκεῖνοι κωλύεσθαι ὀφείλουσιν, οἵτινες φεύγουσι τὰς χώρας τὰς ἰδίας ἵνα μὴ ἔργον ἄγροικον ποιῶσι, οὐχὶ μέντοι τὴν πόλιν τὴν Ἀλεξανδρέων τὴν λαμπρο τάτην ην ἰδεῖν θέλοντες εἰς αὐτὴν συνέρχονται ἢ πολιτικωτέραςπολειτικωτέρας ζωῆς ἕνε κεν ἢ πραγματείας προσκαίρου ἐνθάδε κατέρχονται. μεθʼ ἕτερα. ἐπιγεινώσκε σθαι γὰρ εἰς τοὺς λινούφους οἱ ἀληθινοὶ Αἰγύπτιοι δύνανται εὐμαρῶς φωνῇ ἢ ἄλλων αὐτοὶ ἔχειν ὄψεις τε καὶ σχῆμα. ἔτι τε καὶ ζωῇ δεικνύει ἐναντία ἤθη ἀπὸ ἀναστροφῆς πολιτικῆςπολειτικῆς εἶναι ἀγροίκους Αἰγυπτιούς.Translations (1)
[Translation from Johnson, Ancient Egypt 1933, Kol. I] Edict of the Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Augustus. But now I must rather refer to divine power the reasons and reflections whereby I should worthily show my gratitude to the gods for preserving me in safety in the midst of such peril. Wherefore I believe that thus I am able to render proper service to their majesty in dignified and reverent worship if I bring with me to share in sacrifice to the gods as many myriads as owe obedience to me. Accordingly I bestow Roman citizenship on all my subjects throughout the world, no one except the dediticii being denied the rights of citizenship. For it is proper that my people should not only share in the common burdens (of citizenship) but should also share in the joy of my victory. This ordinance shall extend (?) the might of the Roman people since that same honour has been granted to others whereby the Romans have been held in honour – . [Translation from Lewis, Life in Egypt 1983, Kol II, lines 17-30] All Egyptians who are in Alexandria, and particularly country folk who have fled thither from elsewhere and can easily be identified, are absolutely by every means to be expelled, not, however, dealers in pigs and river-boat men and those who bring in reeds for heating the baths. But expel all the rest, who disturb the city by their very numbers and their lack of occupation. I am informed that at the festival of Sarapis and on certain festal days – and even on other days as well – Egyptians observe the custom of bringing in bulls and some other animals for sacrifice. They are not to be prevented from coming for that. The ones to be prevented are those who flee the countryside where they belong in order to avoid farmwork, not those who converge upon Alexandria out of a desire to view the glorious city or come here in pursuit of a more cultured existence or on occasional business. And further along: Amongst the linen weavers the true Egyptians can easily be recognized by their speech, which reveals that they are affecting the appearance and dress of others. What is more, in the way they live their manners, the opposite of urbane behavior, reveal them to be Egyptian rustics.
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- TM-Text 19436 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.giss;1;40 tier-1
- HGV-Text 19436 tier-1
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