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View of the sarcophagus of the boat Captain Eudemos at Olympus. It dates to the Late Roman Period.
It features the relief of a merchant vessel, with Aphrodite on the Stern and a carved Medusa head. The Greek Inscription on the front provides details about Eudemos’s life as a seafarer and his civic roles in Bithynia and Lycia. The inscription reads:
“The ship sailed into harbor and anchored to leave no more
As there was no longer any hope from the wind or daylight,
After the light carried by the dawn had left Captain Eudemos
There buried the ship with a life as short as a day, like a broken wave”
Another inscription on the side (not visible in photo) describes his path at sea and burial at Olympus.
