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The inscribed base of a statue of Claudius Aristophanes Aurelianus, neocoros of the cult of the emperor at Smyrna (end of 2nd–beginning of 3rd century A.D.).
The title "neocoros" is here used of an elite person who had the honor of officiating at the imperial cult temple at Smyrna. It was also used as a title of cities who had been granted permission to construct a temple for the cult of the Emperor. Smyrna received this title three times! Pergamum and Ephesus took the title twice.
The translation of Jason Borges follows:
Kl(audius) Aristophanis
Aurelianos
Chief-priest
of the Augusti(‘s imperial cult temple)
The above translation is from a pdf file written by Jason Borges, Public Inscriptions at the Seven Churches of Revelation: A Historical Introduction for Guides With Translations and Explanations. See Here to view and/or download this document.
